Volcano, CA

Volcano is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. The 2020 census counted 104 residents. Volcano lies at an elevation of 2,070 feet. Volcano is located at 38°26′35″N 120°37′51″W, just north of Pine Grove. Volcano has a number of Gold Rush-era buildings with signs indicating their historic significance. A post office opened in Volcano in 1851. The through line in Volcano is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Volcano makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The town is registered as a California Historical Landmark. The town is named for its setting in a bowl-shaped valley which early gold miners thought was caused by a volcano. Early-morning fog rising from the valley floor only reinforced that belief.