Yankee Jims, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°01′46″N 120°51′42″W / 39.02944°N 120.86167°W / 39.02944; -120.86167
United States
California (2016)
California Historical Landmark
Yankee Jims (also, Yankee Jim and Yankee Jim's)[2] is a small community in Placer County, California.[1]
It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills.[1] Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Foresthill.[2]
History
Yankee Jims was once one of the largest mining camps in Placer County during the California Gold Rush. The Yankee Jim's post office operated from 1852 to 1940.[2] The name comes from an Australian criminal who hid stolen horses at the site before gold was discovered there.[2]
The town site is marked by California Historical Landmark #398,[3] located on a ridge between the North and Middle forks of the American River.[4]
Yankee Jims today is a small town composed simply of a cluster of homes. Its population was 18 in 2016.
See also
- California Historical Landmarks in Placer County, California
- Mining communities of the California Gold Rush
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Jims, California
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ "Yankee Jims". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle, Historic spots in California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2002. pp. 279-280
External links
- Californiagenealogy.org: Directory of the County of Placer County, California 1861 listing for Yankee Jims, Placer County, California.
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Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States
County seat: Auburn
communities
- Alpine Meadows
- Applegate
- Baxter
- Big Bend
- Blue Canyon
- Bowman
- Brockway
- Casa Loma
- Chambers Lodge
- Cisco
- Cisco Grove
- Clipper Gap
- Donner
- Emigrant Gap
- Gold Hill
- Hidden Valley
- Homewood
- Idlewild
- Iowa Hill
- Kilaga Springs
- Lake Forest
- Michigan Bluff
- Olympic Valley
- Ophir
- Rainbow
- Soda Springs
- Sunnyside
- Tahoe City
- Todd Valley
- Weimar
- Yankee Jims
towns
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