38°45′40″N 120°53′05″W / 38.76111°N 120.88472°W / 38.76111; -120.88472

Gold Hill
Unincorporated community
Gold Hill is located in California
Gold Hill
Gold Hill
Location in California
Gold Hill is located in the United States
Gold Hill
Gold Hill
Gold Hill (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°45′40″N 120°53′05″W / 38.76111°N 120.88472°W / 38.76111; -120.88472
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[1]
1,621 ft (494 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total136

Gold Hill (formerly, Granite Hill)[2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Coloma,[2] at an elevation of 1621 feet (494 m).[1]

Originally a mining district, Gold Hill became an important farming region once a canal was dug to the area from Hangtown Creek, near Placerville. Fruit from the Gold Hill area was distributed throughout the United States in the 1800s, and the district was also the site of a short-lived colony of Japanese settlers, who raised tea and mulberry plants for the production of silk.[3][self-published source][4] A few scattered farms remain today.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gold Hill, El Dorado County, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 492. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Sioli, Paolo (1883). Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California. Oakland, CA: Paolo Sioli. pp. 111–112. ISBN 978-0-9658763-2-2.
  4. ^ Murtha, Donald F. (January 19, 1969). "Centennial of California's first Japanese colony will honor homesick Okei-san". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. Retrieved December 25, 2023.


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