39°31′03″N 121°11′30″W / 39.51750°N 121.19167°W / 39.51750; -121.19167

Woodleaf (formerly, Barker House, Barker Ranch, Barker's Ranch, and Woodville) is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Challenge,[2] at an elevation of 3133 feet (955 m).

A post office operated at Woodleaf from 1898 to 1971, with a closure from 1945 to 1947.[2] Originally named after Charles Barker who settled here in 1850, the name now honors James Wood who bought the property in 1858.[2]

Young Life operates a camp in Woodleaf.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Woodleaf, Yuba County, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 578. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Further reading

  • Mossinger, Rosemarie. Woodleaf Legacy: The Story of a California Gold Rush Town. Carl Mautz Publishing. ISBN 978-0962194047.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodleaf,_Yuba_County,_California
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