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- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jim Crow Creek (California)
- ↑ Bright, William (1998). 1500 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning. University of California Press. p. 74. ISBN 978-0-520-21271-8.
Coordinates: 39°33′06″N120°46′51″W / 39.55173°N 120.78070°W
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