All that remains are some rusting mining machinery, a partially restored cemetery, and the ruins of a stone house.

The town of Weaverville was established shortly after the discovery of placer gold deposits on nearby Rich Hill in May 1863.

The town was named after mountain man Pauline Weaver, who worked as a guide for the group of prospectors who made the discovery.

Travelers and businesses avoided Weaver and its outlaw element in favor of the nearby towns of Stanton and Octave.

[1][3] A post office was established at Weaver on May 26, 1899, but remained less than a year before it moved to nearby Octave on April 19, 1900.