Wicks Corner, California
Encyclopedia
Wicks Corner is an unincorporated community
in Butte County
, California
, at the junction of California State Route 70
and California State Route 149
. It lies at an elevation of 272 feet (83 m).
A post office operated at Wick from 1884 to 1886. The place is named for Moses Wick, first postmaster.
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...
, at the junction of California State Route 70
California State Route 70
State Route 70 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. Connecting Sacramento with U.S. Route 395 near Beckwourth Pass via the Feather River Canyon, it was formerly known as U.S. Route 40 Alternate, crossing the Sierra Nevada at a lower elevation than Donner Pass on U.S. Route 40...
and California State Route 149
California State Route 149
State Route 149 is a short state highway that helps to connect Oroville and Chico through rural Butte County. Connecting State Route 70 at Wicks Corner with State Route 99 east of Durham, it forms part of the primary north–south highway through the eastern Sacramento Valley, a Focus Route of...
. It lies at an elevation of 272 feet (83 m).
A post office operated at Wick from 1884 to 1886. The place is named for Moses Wick, first postmaster.