Nortonville, California

37°57′28″N 121°52′50″W / 37.95778°N 121.88056°W / 37.95778; -121.88056

Nortonville
Unincorporated community
Nortonville is located in California
Nortonville
Nortonville
Location in California
Nortonville is located in the United States
Nortonville
Nortonville
Nortonville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°57′28″N 121°52′50″W / 37.95778°N 121.88056°W / 37.95778; -121.88056
CountryUnited States
CountyContra Costa County
Elevation
[1]
801 ft (244 m)

Nortonville is an unincorporated ghost town in Contra Costa County, California. It was located on Kirker Creek 5.5 miles (9 km) north-northeast of Mount Diablo,[2] at an elevation of 801 feet (244 m).

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nortonville, California
  2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 673. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.