Hume, Butte County, California

Coordinates: 39°25′42″N 121°38′58″W / 39.42833°N 121.64944°W / 39.42833; -121.64944

Hume
Former settlement
Hume

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°25′42″N 121°38′58″W / 39.42833°N 121.64944°W / 39.42833; -121.64944
Country United States
State California
County Butte County
Elevation[1] 112 ft (34 m)

Hume is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-northeast of Biggs on the now-abandoned Northern Electric Railroad (which became the Sacramento Northern,[2] at an elevation of 112 feet (34 m). The settlement still appeared on maps as of 1912.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hume, Butte County, 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. 254. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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