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Willow Valley
Willow Valley is located in California
Willow Valley
Willow Valley
Location in California
Willow Valley is located in the United States
Willow Valley
Willow Valley
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation
2,746 ft (837 m)

Willow Valley is a small place in Nevada County, California. It is called an unincorporated community. This means it does not have its own city government.

Willow Valley is located about 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) southwest of North Bloomfield. It sits high up, at an elevation of 2,746 feet (837 meters) above sea level.

Learning in Willow Valley

The schools in Willow Valley used to be part of their own school district. However, in the early 1930s, this school district joined with the schools in nearby Nevada City, California.

What People Did for Work

For a long time, people in Willow Valley worked in mining. They looked for gold and quartz in the ground. In 1950, a company called Willow Valley Mining bought several gold mines in the area.

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