Westville, California
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Westville is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Westville is located 14 miles (22.5 km) northeast of Foresthill
. It lies at an elevation of 5249 feet (1600 m).
The Westville post office operated from 1889 to 1919. The name honors the first postmaster, George C. West.
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 Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, 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...
. Westville is located 14 miles (22.5 km) northeast of Foresthill
Foresthill, California
Foresthill is a census-designated place in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. It lies at an elevation of 5249 feet (1600 m).
The Westville post office operated from 1889 to 1919. The name honors the first postmaster, George C. West.