| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | California |
| County | Butte |
| Coordinates | 39°27′29″N 121°28′04″W |
| Elevation | 204 m |
| Elevation | 669 ft |
Wyandotte is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Bangor,[1] at an elevation of 669 feet (204 m).
A post office operated at Wyandotte from 1859 (having been transferred from Tarr's Ranch) to 1867, then from 1880 to 1915.[1] The place is named for a group of Wyandotte people who went there prospecting for gold in 1850.[1] Wyandotte was the site of one of the first schoolhouses in Butte County, built in 1857.[2]
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- ^ Wells, Harry Laurenz & Chambers, W.L. (1882). History of Butte County, California, Vol. II. San Francisco: Harry L. Wells. p. 272.