39°43′45″N 122°32′58″W / 39.72917°N 122.54944°W / 39.72917; -122.54944

Chrome
Unincorporated community
Coordinates: 39°43′45″N 122°32′58″W / 39.72917°N 122.54944°W / 39.72917; -122.54944
Country United States
State California
CountyGlenn County
Elevation
[1]
285 m (935 ft)

Chrome (formerly Crome[citation needed]) is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.[1] It is located 9 miles (14 km) north of Elk Creek,[2] at an elevation of 935 feet (285 m).[1] The community lies on Country Road 306. Its zip code is 95963.

Chrome is named for the chromium that was mined in the area. The local chromium mill closed in the 1940s when the major mines were exhausted.[3]

Chrome had a school until the 1950s. In 1978, the old Chrome schoolhouse, built in 1891, was moved to the Glenn County Fairgrounds in Willows.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chrome, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 212. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ "Shutdown of chrome mine is expected". Colusa Sun-Herald. Colusa, CA. December 10, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  4. ^ Green, Chal (May 16, 1978). "School to be restored". Chico Enterprise-Record. Chico, CA. pp. 7A. Retrieved October 26, 2023.


Categories