Bagdad, Butte County, California

Bagdad is a former settlement and mining camp in Butte County, California, United States. It was located on the Feather River 2 miles (3.2 km) downstream from Oroville.[1] Gold was discovered at Bagdad by A.G. Simpson.[1]

Several mines operated at Bagdad, including the War Eagle Mine and the Orange Blossom Mines.[2]

References

Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 289. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Miller, Donald C. (1978). Ghost Towns of California. Boulder, Colorado: Pruett Publishing Company. p. 13. ISBN 0871085178.

Municipalities and communities of Butte County, California, United States
County seat: Oroville
Cities and towns	Biggs Chico Gridley Oroville Paradise	Butte County map
CDPs	Bangor Berry Creek Butte Creek Canyon Butte Meadows Butte Valley Cherokee Clipper Mills Cohasset Concow Durham Forbestown Forest Ranch Honcut Kelly Ridge Magalia Nord Oroville East Palermo Rackerby‡ Richvale Robinson Mill South Oroville Stirling City Thermalito Yankee Hill
Unincorporated communities	Big Bend Brush Creek Cana Centerville Dayton DeSabla East Biggs East Gridley Feather Falls Helltown Hurleton Inskip Jonesville Lomo Lovelock Lumpkin Mayaro Merrimac Nelson Nimshew Old Forbestown Oregon City Paradise Pines Powellton Pulga Richardson Springs Robinsons Corner Sunnyslope Toadtown Wyandotte
Ghost towns	Bagdad Bauka Bayu Bidwell's Bar Coutolenc Diamondville Enterprise Eskini Flea Valley Hamilton Hokomo Holhoto Isaiah Kalkalya Kulaiapto Las Plumas Lava Beds Lynchburg Michopdo Neals Diggins Nelson Bar Ololopa Otaki Paki Pipers Quartz Richland Rock Creek South Fork Sunusi Swedes Flat Tadoiko Taikus Totoma Tsuka Wagners Yauko Yuman
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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