Millsholm, California
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Millsholm is a former settlement in Glenn County
, California
. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Fruto
, at an elevation of 312 feet (95 m). Millsholm still appeared on maps as of 1944. Millsholm was on the West Side and Mendocino Railroad
.
Millsholm was named for Egdar Mills, who owned the site in the 1880s.
Glenn County, California
Glenn County is in the California Central Valley. As of 2010, it had a population of 28,122. The county seat is the city of Willows.-History:Glenn County was formed in 1891 from parts of Colusa County. It was named for Dr. Hugh J...
, 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 was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Fruto
Fruto, California
Fruto is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located west-northwest of Willows, at an elevation of 610 feet . It is located along State Route 162.A post office operated at Fruto from 1888 to 1953....
, at an elevation of 312 feet (95 m). Millsholm still appeared on maps as of 1944. Millsholm was on the West Side and Mendocino Railroad
West Side and Mendocino Railroad
The West Side and Mendocino Railroad is a defunct railroad that operated in California.The WS&M had a 16.84 mile route that ran west from Willows, California to Fruto, California...
.
Millsholm was named for Egdar Mills, who owned the site in the 1880s.