Gold Hill, Nevada County, California

Gold Hill
Former settlement
Gold Hill

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°12′47″N 121°04′09″W / 39.21306°N 121.06917°W / 39.21306; -121.06917Coordinates: 39°12′47″N 121°04′09″W / 39.21306°N 121.06917°W / 39.21306; -121.06917
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County

Gold Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.[1] Gold Hill is located on Gold Hill, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Washington.[1]

It was a mining community working the Gold Hill mines until it burned to the ground in 1856.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 574. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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