Bestville is a former settlement on the North Fork Salmon River in Siskiyou County, California, United States, just downstream from Sawyers Bar.GNIS Feature Detail Report for: Bestville Bestville is located at .

History

Bestville, now in Siskiyou County, was a California Gold Rush mining camp, established in 1850.Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. VI, 1848-1859, The History company, San Francisco, 1888, p.370 It was named for its founder, Captain John Best. In 1854, Bestville was said to have a saloon and bowling alley; nothing remains today. See also List of ghost towns in California

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