Sunnyslope, Butte County, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°22′03″N 121°25′55″W / 39.36750°N 121.43194°W / 39.36750; -121.43194

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Sunnyslope

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Sunnyslope

Sunnyslope (the United States)

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Coordinates: 39°22′03″N 121°25′55″W / 39.36750°N 121.43194°W / 39.36750; -121.43194CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyButte CountyElevation

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548 ft (167 m)

Sunnyslope is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States.^[1]

History

The settlement was founded as Sunnyslope Avocado Nursery in 1912.^[2] The nursery was noted for cultivating two new avocado varieties, the Duke and the Benedict.^[2]^[3]

Sunnyslope was described in 1977 as "an early land colony real estate development".^[4] In 2007, Sunnyslope had an estimated population of 20, and was noted as one of 51 "fire threatened communities" in rural Butte County.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunnyslope
^ ^a ^b Zentmyer, George A.; Thorn, William A.; Burns, Robert M. (1963). "The Duke Avocado" (PDF). California Avocado Society 1963 Yearbook. 47: 28–36.
^ Yearbook of the California Avocado Society for the Year 1950. California Avocado Society. 1950. pp. 6, 16.
^ Dunn, Forrest D. (1977). "Butte County Place Names". Association for Northern California Records and Research.
^ "Butte County Multi-Jurisdictional All Hazard Pre-Disaster Mitigation Plan" (PDF). County of Butte, California. 2007.