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Georgetown (formerly Growlersburg) [4] is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is the northeasternmost town in the California Mother Lode . [ 5 ] The population was 2,546 in the 2020 census , [ 6 ] up from 2,367 in 2010, and 962 in 2000.
State map showing the county names and linking to county data; California State Association of Counties- The Creation of Our 58 Counties, with Maps of the 58 Counties Each Decade ca.1850–1900; California State Association of Counties, Map of California Counties: c. 1907–Present
The region became famous for being the site of the 1848 discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush. As a result, the name "El Dorado" was derived from the Spanish word for, "The Gilded One". [8] [9] The County of El Dorado was one of California's original 27 counties created effective February 18, 1850 (the number has risen to 58 today).
The publication was called "California's Golden Chain: the Mother Lode Highway (State Highway 49)". [16] In 1960, the organization published a revised version of the map and guide under the same title, this time designed and illustrated by William Wintle.
In 1947, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company (AT&T) devised the first nationwide telephone numbering plan and assigned the original North American area codes. The state of California was divided into three numbering plan areas (NPAs) with distinct area codes: 213, 415, and 916, for the southern, central, and northern parts of the state ...
Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small town in El Dorado County, California, [1] about 40 miles (64 km) from Sacramento, the state capital. Cool is at an elevation of 1,532 feet (467 m). [1] The population is 4,100 according to the 2010 census and is contained within the area code 530 with a ZIP code of 95614.
Black Oak Mine Unified School District (BOMUSD) is a school district headquartered in Georgetown, unincorporated El Dorado County, California. [2]The district, with 412 square miles (1,070 km 2) of land in its territory, [3] serves the Georgetown Divide area of El Dorado County, [4] including Cool, Greenwood, Garden Valley, Georgetown, [5] Kelsey, Volcanoville, and the areas between the middle ...
Strawberry is a small unincorporated community on the South Fork American River, 3.25 miles (5 km) south-southwest of Pyramid Peak, [2] along U.S. Route 50 in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.