Alabama Hill, California

Not to be confused with Alabama Hills, California.

Coordinates: 38°21′18″N 120°35′31″W / 38.35500°N 120.59194°W / 38.35500; -120.59194

Alabama Hill
Unincorporated community
Alabama Hill

Location in California

Coordinates: 38°21′18″N 120°35′31″W / 38.35500°N 120.59194°W / 38.35500; -120.59194
Country United States
State California
County Calaveras County
Elevation[1] 2,969 ft (905 m)

Alabama Hill is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2972 feet (906 m). Miners from Alabama settled here in 1849 and named the place after their native state.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alabama Hill, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 740. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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