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38°49′24″N 120°48′34″W / 38.82333°N 120.80944°W
Spanish Flat | |
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  Spanish Flat Location in California  Spanish Flat Spanish Flat (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′24″N 120°48′34″W / 38.82333°N 120.80944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 2,431 ft (741 m) |
Spanish Flat is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 4 miles (6 km) north of Chili Bar,[2] at an elevation of 2431 feet (741 m).[1]
A post office operated at Spanish Flat from 1853 to 1872 and for a while[when?] in 1888.[2] The name commemorates Spanish-speaking miners at the site.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanish Flat, El Dorado County, 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. 559. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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