Gold Flat, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

39°14′46″N 121°01′28″W / 39.24611°N 121.02444°W / 39.24611; -121.02444Country

United StatesState

CaliforniaCountyNevada CountyElevation

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2,651 ft (808 m)

Gold Flat is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.^[1] It lies at an elevation of 2651 feet (808 m).^[1] Gold Flat is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) northeast of Grass Valley.^[2]

Like many communities in the area, Gold Flat was established as a gold mining district. In 1851, Gold Flat was a small town with a gambling house, stores, boarding-houses, and six saloons, with an estimated population of 300.^[3] In later years it became a farming district.^[4] Today it is a mixed residential and commercial area between Grass Valley and Nevada City.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Flat, California
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 492. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ Brower, Maria E. (2005). Nevada City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9780738530628.
^ Lardner, William B.; Brock, Michael John (1924). History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 369.