Lynchburg is a former settlement in Butte County,

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. It was located southeast of Oroville. Lynchburg was founded in 1848 by and named for George H. Lynch, a local storeowner. Wooden buildings were erected in the area and the population grew. Lynchburg emerged as a competitor of Ophir City, and by 1855 had outgrown its rival settlement. Once a lively place, Lynchburg began to wither by the mid-1850s.

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Former settlements in Butte County, California Former populated places in California Populated places established in 1848 {{ButteCountyCA-geo-stub