Gold Flat
Unincorporated community
Gold Flat is located in California
Gold Flat
Gold Flat
Location in California
Gold Flat is located in the United States
Gold Flat
Gold Flat
Gold Flat (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°14′46″N 121°01′28″W / 39.24611°N 121.02444°W / 39.24611; -121.02444
Country United States
State California
CountyNevada County
Elevation
[1]
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

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Flat, California
  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. 492. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ Brower, Maria E. (2005). Nevada City. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. p. 96. ISBN 9780738530628.
  4. ↑ Lardner, William B.; Brock, Michael John (1924). History of Placer and Nevada Counties, California. Los Angeles, CA: Historic Record Company. p. 369.


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