37°01′08″N119°23′57″W / 37.01889°N 119.39917°W /37.01889; -119.39917
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| Coordinates:37°01′08″N119°23′57″W / 37.01889°N 119.39917°W /37.01889; -119.39917 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Fresno County |
| Elevation | 1,919 ft (585 m) |
Tollhouse (formerly,Toll House) is anunincorporated community inFresno County,California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m).[1] Tollhouse is located in theSierra Nevada, 7 miles (11 km) southwest ofShaver Lake[2] and 18 miles southwest ofHuntington Lake.[3] It is home to 2,089 people.[4]
The town was created in the 1860s around the Yancylumber mill. The name "tollhouse" comes from the fact that the community was also built up in connection to a now-defuncttoll road running up the steep slopes of Sarver Peak toPineridge and housed atoll house.
TheZIP Code is 93667, and the community is insidearea code 559.
The first post office opened in Tollhouse in 1876, closed in 1884, re-opened in 1885.[2] The last toll on the toll road was collected in 1878.[2]
Nearby small towns includeAuberry,Prather, andShaver.
Tollhouse is the tribal headquarters for theCold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.[5]
Notable current and former residents of Tollhouse include:
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