Spanish Flat, El Dorado County, California

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38°49′24″N120°48′34″W / 38.82333°N 120.80944°W / 38.82333; -120.80944

Spanish Flat
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Spanish Flat
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Spanish Flat
Spanish Flat (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°49′24″N120°48′34″W / 38.82333°N 120.80944°W / 38.82333; -120.80944
Country United States
State California
County El Dorado County
Elevation
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2,431 ft (741 m)

Spanish Flat is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. [1] It is located 4 miles (6 km) north of Chili Bar, [2] at an elevation of 2431 feet (741 m). [1]

A post office operated at Spanish Flat from 1853 to 1872 and for a while[ when? ] in 1888. [2] The name commemorates Spanish-speaking miners at the site. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanish Flat, El Dorado County, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, California: Word Dancer Press. p. 559. ISBN   1-884995-14-4.