Todd's Valley
Unincorporated community
Todd's Valley is located in California
Todd's Valley
Todd's Valley
Location in California
Todd's Valley is located in the United States
Todd's Valley
Todd's Valley
Todd's Valley (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°59′53″N 120°51′06″W / 38.99806°N 120.85167°W / 38.99806; -120.85167
Country United States
State California
CountyPlacer County
Elevation
[1]
2,684 ft (818 m)

Todd's Valley (also, Todd)[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Todd Valley is located on Todd Creek, 13 miles (20.9 km) east-northeast of Auburn.[2] It lies at an elevation of 2684 feet (818 m).[1]

The name honors Dr. F. Walton Todd, who opened a store there in 1849.[2] Todd is said to have severely gouged local forty-niners desperate for supplies, selling "sour" flour for $2.50 a pound.[3] The Todd Valley post office operated from 1856 to 1884.[2] The Todd post office operated from 1885 to 1901.[2]

In 1882, Todd's Valley was described as a "charming and prosperous village" of 226 people.[4] The town was largely destroyed by fire on September 25, 1859, but was rebuilt and remained a gold mining center into the 1880s.[5] The town later declined, having a population of only 25 in 1922.[6] Today, Todd's Valley is a semi-rural area on the outskirts of Foresthill.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Todd Valley, California
  2. ^ a b c d e Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 569. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Angel, Myron (1882). History of Placer County, California. Oakland, CA: Thompson & West. p. 398.
  4. ^ Angel 1882, p. 397.
  5. ^ Angel 1882, p. 398.
  6. ^ Lardner, William B.; Brock, Michael John (1924). History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 193.


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