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Bestville is an unincorporated community in on the North Fork Salmon River in Siskiyou County, California, just down stream from Sawyers Bar.

History

Bestville, now in Siskiyou County was a California Gold Rush mining camp, first in Trinity County (one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood). Then in the now defunct Klamath County from 1851 to 1874. It was then within that part of Klamath County annexed to Siskiyou County.

Coordinates: 41°18′03″N 123°08′35″W / 41.3007°N 123.1431°W / 41.3007; -123.1431

Municipalities and communities of Siskiyou County, California, United States
Cities
CDPs
Unincorporated
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Indian reservation
  • Quartz Valley Indian Community
Ghost towns
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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