Newville, California

Newville is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California.

[1] It is located 18 miles (29 km) west of Orland,[2] at an elevation of 623 feet (190 m).

[2] Newville was settled by J. M. Kendrick in 1854,[3] and at one time had a service station, hotel, and several businesses.

[5] By 1936, Newville was being described as a "ghost town",[6] but the name still appears on road signs in the area, and the Newville Cemetery remains active as of 2023.

This Glenn County, California-related article is a stub.

Photo of Cobb family outside Cobb's Hotel in 1921
Cobb's Hotel in Newville, 1921
Glenn County map