Indian Springs, Nevada County, California

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Indian Springs
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Indian Springs
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Coordinates: 39°10′46″N121°11′34″W / 39.17944°N 121.19278°W / 39.17944; -121.19278 Coordinates: 39°10′46″N121°11′34″W / 39.17944°N 121.19278°W / 39.17944; -121.19278
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State California
County Nevada County
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Indian Springs is a small set of springs after which a nearby mining settlement was named in the 19th century, in Nevada County, California, located near Rough and Ready. [1] [2] It had a post office from 1858 to 1871, and again from 1892 until 1893. Indian Springs was listed on a map as of 1949. [3]

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References

  1. Waring 1915, p. 360.
  2. "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  3. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 502. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.

Reference bibliography

  • Waring, Gerald Ashley (1915). Springs of California. U.S. Geological Survey Water Supply Paper. 338. U.S. Government Printing Office. doi:10.3133/wsp338.