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Richvale is a small farming community (estimated population 250) in Butte County, California, USA, south of Chico and west of Oroville. The primary crop grown in the area surrounding Richvale is rice, irrigated from the Oroville Dam on the Feather River. Several farmers in the area are known for organic farming. Rice is among the crops grown. Richvale is located at 39 ° 29' 46" North, 121 ° 44' 49" West (39.496, -121.747), 100 feet above sea level. Legend says that the name "Richvale" (meaning " fertile valley") was coined by con men to sell worthless plots of land to wheat farmers from Nebraska and Kansas. The developers (Richvale Land Company) changed the name from Selby Switch (a railroad siding) to Richvale in 1909. Farmers in the Midwest were shown lush pictures of California's San Joaquin Valley and Central Valley and sold land at outrageous prices. The soil near Richvale is nothing like the fertile soil of the San Joaquin Valley, being comprised mostly of clay instead of loam. The locals call the soil " adobe " due to its high clay content. The land is unsuitable for vineyards, orchards, and most other crops. Some buyers took one look at the soil and returned to the Midwest. Those who stayed built a community from the muddy ground up: a post office (1912), roads, an irrigation and drainage district, a hotel (1913), a church (1913), a cooperative (1914 and still operating, the Butte County Rice Growers Association), a school (1914), and a grocery store (1920). During a second wave of migration Dust Bowl farmers came west during the Great Depression. Featured Homes in Richvale, CA
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Price |
City, State |
Property Type |
Beds/Baths |
Sq.Ft. |
Miles |
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$415,000 |
Biggs, CA |
Single Family |
4/2 |
2715 |
5.2 |
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$349,000 |
Gridley, CA |
Single Family |
2/1 |
1800 |
8.6 |
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$249,000 |
Paradise, CA |
Single Family |
3/1 |
1200 |
10.3 |
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$142,000 |
Paradise, CA |
Single Family |
3/1 |
1450 |
10.3 |
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$285,000 |
Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1510 |
11.9 |
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$399,000 |
Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1680 |
11.9 |
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$259,950 |
Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
2/2 |
1548 |
11.9 |
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$345,000 |
Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1800 |
11.9 |
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$264,900 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
2/2 |
915 |
12.1 |
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$374,500 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
0/0 |
0 |
12.1 |
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$229,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
0/0 |
0 |
12.1 |
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$275,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
0/0 |
0 |
12.1 |
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$269,000 |
Chico, CA |
Condo/Townhome |
3/2 |
1250 |
12.1 |
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$249,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
2/1 |
786 |
12.1 |
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$389,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1658 |
12.1 |
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$329,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1348 |
12.1 |
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$410,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
4/2 |
1536 |
12.1 |
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$345,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
2/1 |
1000 |
12.1 |
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$350,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1300 |
12.1 |
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$293,000 |
Chico, CA |
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4/2 |
1358 |
12.1 |
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$850,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
4/3 |
3000 |
12.1 |
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$530,000 |
Live Oak, CA |
Single Family |
5/3 |
3200 |
15.6 |
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$299,950 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
0/0 |
0 |
16.2 |
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$350,000 |
Chico, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1450 |
16.2 |
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$335,000 |
Sutter, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1900 |
19.7 |
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$325,000 |
Sutter, CA |
Single Family |
3/2 |
1200 |
19.7 |
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$219,000 |
Lake Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
3/1 |
1008 |
20.8 |
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$335,000 |
Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
4/2 |
2400 |
20.8 |
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$89,000 |
Oroville, CA |
Acreage/Land |
0/0 |
0 |
20.8 |
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$217,000 |
Oroville, CA |
Single Family |
2/1 |
1326 |
20.8 |
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