Jurgens, California

Jurgens is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located on the stage coach route 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Rescue.[1]

A post office operated at Jurgens from 1903 to 1914.[1] The place was named after its first postmaster, Annie C. Jurgens.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 545. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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