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Nimshew, California

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39°50′37″N 121°37′09″W / 39.84361°N 121.61917°W / 39.84361; -121.61917

Nimshew
Unincorporated community
Nimshew Location in California Show map of California Nimshew Nimshew (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′37″N 121°37′09″W / 39.84361°N 121.61917°W / 39.84361; -121.61917
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte County
Elevation ^[1]	2,507 ft (764 m)

Nimshew is a former mining town in Butte County, California, formed to house workers at the nearby Nimshew gold mine. It lies at an elevation of 2507 feet (764 m). It had a post office from 1880 to 1923.^[2] It is now a neighborhood of Magalia.

References[edit]

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nimshew, California

^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 285. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Butte County, California, United States
County seat: Oroville
Cities and towns	Biggs Chico Gridley Oroville Paradise	Butte County map
CDPs	Bangor Berry Creek Butte Creek Canyon Butte Meadows Butte Valley Cherokee Clipper Mills Cohasset Concow Durham Forbestown Forest Ranch Honcut Kelly Ridge Magalia Nord Oroville East Palermo Rackerby‡ Richvale Robinson Mill South Oroville Stirling City Thermalito Yankee Hill
Unincorporated communities	Big Bend Brush Creek Cana Centerville Dayton DeSabla East Gridley Feather Falls Helltown Hurleton Inskip Jonesville Lomo Lovelock Mayaro Merrimac Nelson Nimshew Old Forbestown Paradise Pines Powellton Pulga Richardson Springs Sunnyslope Toadtown Wyandotte
Ghost towns	Bagdad Bauka Bayu Bidwell's Bar Coutolenc Diamondville Enterprise Eskini Flea Valley Hamilton Hokomo Holhoto Isaiah Kalkalya Kulaiapto Lumpkin Lynchburg Michopdo Neals Diggins Nelson Bar Ololopa Oregon City Otaki Paki Rock Creek Sunusi Tadoiko Taikus Totoma Tsuka Yauko Yuman
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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