Youngs Hill, California

Coordinates: 39°28′37″N 121°04′04″W / 39.47694°N 121.06778°W / 39.47694; -121.06778

Youngs Hill
Former settlement
Youngs Hill

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°28′37″N 121°04′04″W / 39.47694°N 121.06778°W / 39.47694; -121.06778
Country United States
State California
County Yuba County
Elevation[1] 2,707 ft (825 m)

Youngs Hill is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-northeast of Camptonville,[2] at an elevation of 2707 feet (825 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1895.

The place was named for William Young and his brother, discoverers of gold here in 1852.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Youngs Hill, California
  2. 1 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. 579. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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