Yankee Hill (formerly, Rich Gulch and Spanishtown)[4] is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[5] in Butte County, California.

It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) east-southeast of Paradise,[4] at an elevation of 1982 feet (604 m).

When Chilean and Spanish miners arrived in the 1850s, the place was renamed to Spanishtown.

A modern-day post office is still in operation at the Pines Hardware Store, 11300A Miller Flat Rd.

There were 182 housing units at an average density of 30.0 per square mile (11.6/km2),of which 155 were occupied, 125 (80.6%) by the owners and 30 (19.4%) by renters.