Coutolenc, California
Encyclopedia
Coutolenc is a former settlement in Butte County
, California
, that was located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Paradise
.
was eventually named. Arriving in the state in 1851, he had followed the mining and logging northwards and finally settled in the forest near Butte Creek, operating a small mill to harvest sugar pine. He also retailed lumber and built a store to serve the settlement growing up around him. When the the demand for lumber ceased after 1864 because of the American Civil War
, he left for Nevada.
A post office called Lovelocks had been opened in his store but this now moved northwards to the present unincorporated settlement called Lovelock
on the Skyway crossroads. During the 1880s a settler from the French Alps
named Eugene Coutolanezes had bought land in the thriving village of Old Lovelock, which now had a hotel and saloon, and began agitating for the former post office to be reopened. In 1890 it was given the shortened name of Coutelenc and remained until 1937.
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...
, that was located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Paradise
Paradise, California
Paradise is an incorporated town in Butte County, in the northwest foothills of California's Central Valley, in the Sierra. The town is considered part of the Chico Metropolitan Area. The population was 26,218 at the 2010 census, down from 26,408 at the 2000 census...
.
History
The original village at this spot was founded by the English settler George Lovelock (1824-1907), after whom the town of Lovelock, NevadaLovelock, Nevada
Lovelock is a city in western Nevada that is the county seat of Pershing County, the location of a prison, and the namesake of the area's Cold War gunnery range...
was eventually named. Arriving in the state in 1851, he had followed the mining and logging northwards and finally settled in the forest near Butte Creek, operating a small mill to harvest sugar pine. He also retailed lumber and built a store to serve the settlement growing up around him. When the the demand for lumber ceased after 1864 because of the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, he left for Nevada.
A post office called Lovelocks had been opened in his store but this now moved northwards to the present unincorporated settlement called Lovelock
Lovelock, California
Lovelock is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located west-southwest of Stirling City and lies at an elevation of 3136 feet ....
on the Skyway crossroads. During the 1880s a settler from the French Alps
French Alps
The French Alps are those portions of the Alps mountain range which stand within France, located in the Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions....
named Eugene Coutolanezes had bought land in the thriving village of Old Lovelock, which now had a hotel and saloon, and began agitating for the former post office to be reopened. In 1890 it was given the shortened name of Coutelenc and remained until 1937.