Kettle, California

Kettle is a former settlement in Plumas County, California.[1] Kettle is located on the former stage coach route 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Beckwourth.[1]

The Kettle post office opened in 1899, moved in 1906, and closed in 1910.[1] The name honored the pioneering Kettle family.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 355. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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