Clipper Gap, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°58′10″N 121°01′03″W / 38.96944°N 121.01750°W / 38.96944; -121.01750Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyPlacer CountyElevation

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1,676 ft (511 m)

Clipper Gap (also, Clippergap)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.^[1] Clipper Gap is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Auburn.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 1676 feet (511 m).^[1]

The first transcontinental railroad reached Clipper Gap in 1865, and local mills supplied black powder and lime for use in railroad construction. The town began to decline after the railroad's construction was complete, and the town later became a service stop on the Lincoln Highway. Today Clipper Gap is a rural residential area.^[3]

The Clipper Gap post office opened in 1866, changed its name to Clippergap in 1894, reverted its name to Clipper Gap in 1950, and closed permanently in 1960.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clipper Gap, California
^ ^a ^b ^c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 467. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Dice, Janis (November 3, 2004). "Clipper Gap: Small town with a big past". The Placer Herald. Rocklin, CA. Retrieved December 22, 2023.