Tollhouse, California

For other uses, see Toll house (disambiguation).

37°01′08″N 119°23′57″W

Tollhouse
Unincorporated community
Tollhouse in 1972
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Coordinates: 37°01′08″N 119°23′57″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Fresno County
Elevation [1]	1,919 ft (585 m)

Tollhouse (formerly, Toll House) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m).^[1] Tollhouse is located in the Sierra Nevada, 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Shaver Lake^[2] and 18 miles southwest of Huntington Lake.^[3] It is home to 2,089 people.^[4]

The town was created in the 1860s around the Yancy lumber mill. The name "tollhouse" comes from the fact that the community was also built up in connection to a now-defunct toll road running up the steep slopes of Sarver Peak to Pineridge and housed a toll house.

The ZIP Code is 93667, and the community is inside area 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 include Auberry, Prather, and Shaver.

Tollhouse is the tribal headquarters for the Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.^[5]

Notable people

Notable current and former residents of Tollhouse include:

• George Ballis (1925-2010), photographer and activist whose photos documented the efforts of César Chávez and the formation of the United Farm Workers.^[6]
• Theresa Kibby (1953-2021) professional boxer, member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame

See also

• Burrough Valley