Richardson Springs, California

39°50′24″N 121°46′37″W / 39.84000°N 121.77694°W / 39.84000; -121.77694

Richardson Springs
Unincorporated community
Richardson Springs is located in California
Richardson Springs
Richardson Springs
Location in California
Richardson Springs is located in the United States
Richardson Springs
Richardson Springs
Richardson Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°50′24″N 121°46′37″W / 39.84000°N 121.77694°W / 39.84000; -121.77694
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyButte County
Elevation
[1]
620 ft (189 m)

Richardson Springs (formerly, Mud Springs)[2] is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located on Mud Creek 8.5 miles (13.7 km) north-northeast of Chico,[2] at an elevation of 620 feet (189 m). The place is named for J.H. and Lee Richardson, who founded mineral spas here in 1898.[2] A post office was opened in 1933.[2]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Richardson Springs, California
  2. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 300. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.