Richardson Springs, California
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Richardson Springs is an unincorporated community
in Butte County
, California
. It is located on Mud Creek
8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-northeast of Chico
, at an elevation of 620 feet (189 m). The place is named for J.H. and Lee Richardson, who founded spas here in 1898. A post office was opened in 1933.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Butte County
Butte County, California
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the US state of California, north of the state capital of Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 220,000. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."Butte County is watered by the...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It is located on Mud Creek
Mud Creek
There are hundreds of streams or places named Mud Creek, 881 of which are in the United States, according to the USGS GNIS.*Mud Creek tributary of the Angelina River*Mud Creek Glacier on California's Mount Shasta...
8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-northeast of Chico
Chico, California
Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 86,187 at the 2010 census, up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census...
, at an elevation of 620 feet (189 m). The place is named for J.H. and Lee Richardson, who founded spas here in 1898. A post office was opened in 1933.