Sicard Flat, California

Last updated

Coordinates: 39°13′52″N121°20′46″W / 39.23111°N 121.34611°W / 39.23111; -121.34611

Geographic coordinate system Coordinate system

A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.

Contents

Sicard Flat
Unincorporated community
California Locator Map with US.PNG
Red pog.svg
Sicard Flat
Location in California
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Sicard Flat
Sicard Flat (the US)
Coordinates: 39°13′52″N121°20′46″W / 39.23111°N 121.34611°W / 39.23111; -121.34611
Country United States
State California
County Yuba County
Elevation [1] 348 ft (106 m)

Sicard Flat is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California, USA. It is located 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Smartville, [2] at an elevation of 348 feet (106 m). The name honors Theodore Sicard, miner and merchant, who settled here in 1848. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Yuba County, California County in California, United States

Yuba County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is included in the Yuba City, California Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Sacramento–Roseville, California Combined Statistical Area. The county is located in the state's Central Valley region along the Feather River.

California State of the United States of America

California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 8.8 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.

Related Research Articles

Loch Leven is the name of several lakes in California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada.

Centerville, Butte County, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Centerville is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California along Butte Creek. It was midway between Helltown and Diamondville. The area is about one and three quarters miles, straight-line distance, west of Paradise.

Mayaro, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Mayaro is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1522 feet and is located at 39°49′27″N121°25′20″W. A post office operated at Mayaro from 1930 to 1956.

Enterprise, Butte County, California Former settlement in California, United States

Enterprise is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Forbestown on the South Fork of the Feather River, at an elevation of 902 feet. In 1968, it was inundated by Lake Oroville.

Sucker Flat, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Sucker Flat is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located just northeast of Smartsville, at an elevation of 587 feet.

New York Flat, California Former settlement in California, United States

New York Flat is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located 3.25 miles (5.2 km) west-northwest of Challenge, at an elevation of 2375 feet. It still appeared on maps as of 1895.

Anita, California Former settlement in California, United States

Anita is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north-northwest of Nord, along the Southern Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 157 feet.

Big Bend, Butte County, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Big Bend is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 2310 feet. A post office operated in Big Bend from 1883 to 1891.

Chandon, California Former settlement in California, United States

Chandon is a ghost town in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southeast of Gridley on the Northern Electric Railroad, at an elevation of 89 feet. Chandon still appeared on maps as of 1912. The place was named for the landowner.

Craig (ghost town), Butte County, California Former settlement in California, United States

Craig is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located 3 miles (4.8 km) east-southeast of Bidwell's Bar on the Feather River Railway, at an elevation of 981 feet. Craig still appeared on maps as of 1947.

Cresta, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Cresta is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northeast of Pulga on the Western Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 1581 feet and is located at 39°50′37″N121°24′16″W.

Dodgeland, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Dodgeland is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 105 feet and is located 39°32′41″N121°54′28″W. A post office operated at Dodgeland from 1918 to 1923.

Haselbusch, California Former settlement in California, United States

Haselbusch is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It was located 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Biggs on the Northern Electric Railroad, at an elevation of 118 feet. It still appeared on maps as late as 1912.

Helltown, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Helltown is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Paradise, at an elevation of 873 feet.

Kramm, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Kramm is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 3.25 miles (5.2 km) north-northwest of Oroville on the Western Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 417 feet.

Land, California Former settlement in California, United States

Land is a former settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west-southwest of Bidwell's Bar on the Western Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 902 feet. Land is now covered by Lake Oroville. The place was named for A.H. Land, a lumber company president.

Nelson, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Nelson is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Durham, at an elevation of 121 feet. Nelson's first post office was established in 1873; its zip code is 95958. The place was founded in 1873 by the California and Oregon Railroad Company and named for an early settler, A.D. Nelson.

Nelsons Crossing, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

Nelsons Crossing is an unincorporated community in Butte County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3104 feet. The place is on Fall Creek.

Pentz, California Unincorporated community in California, United States

For people with the surname, see Pentz (surname).

Swedes Flat, California Former settlement in California, United States

Swedes Flat is a former settlement in Butte County, California. It lay at an elevation of 1375 feet. It still appeared on maps as of 1895.

References

Notes

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sicard Flat, California
  2. 1 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. 555. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.

Sources