Prosser, California

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Prosser
Former settlement
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Prosser
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°22′13″N120°07′31″W / 39.37028°N 120.12528°W / 39.37028; -120.12528 Coordinates: 39°22′13″N120°07′31″W / 39.37028°N 120.12528°W / 39.37028; -120.12528
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County Nevada County
Elevation [1] 5,613 ft (1,711 m)

Prosser is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. [1] Prosser is located 4.25 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Truckee. [2] It lay at an elevation of 5613 feet (1711 m). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Prosser, 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. 541. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.