Nimshew
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. It had a post office from 1880 to 1923. It is now a neighborhood of Magalia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “Nimshew, CA” and “Nimshew, California”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magalia and Helltown.
Magalia
Village
Magalia is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 7,795 at the 2020 census, down from 11,310 at the 2010 census. Magalia is situated 3 miles southeast of Nimshew.
Helltown
Hamlet
Helltown is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 4 miles north-northwest of Paradise, at an elevation of 873 feet inside Butte Creek Canyon. Helltown is situated 3 miles southwest of Nimshew.
Toadtown
Hamlet
Toadtown is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2782 feet. A sawmill was established near Toadtown, on Little Butte Creek, in 1859. Toadtown is situated 3½ miles northeast of Nimshew.
Nimshew
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Butte County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.8435° or 39° 50′ 37″ northLongitude
-121.61914° or 121° 37′ 9″ westElevation
2,507 feet (764 metres)Open location code
84FWR9VJ+98OpenStreetMap ID
node 141037573OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Nimshew” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “寧舒”
- French: “Nimshew”
- Irish: “Nimshew”
- Persian: “نیمسیو، کالیفرنیا”
- Persian: “نیمسیو”
- South Azerbaijani: “نیمشیو، کالیفورنیا”
- Turkish: “Nimshew”
Localities in the Area
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