San Andreas is an unincorporated census-designated place and the county seat of Calaveras County, California. The population was 2,783 at the 2010 census, up from 2,615 at the 2000 census. Like most towns in the region, it was originally founded during the California Gold Rush.
Population: 2,783
Latitude: 38° 11' 45.71" N
Longitude: -120° 40' 49.76" W
Glencoe was formerly called Mosquito Gulch. The business portion of the town was on the north side of Mosquito Gulch, but not one of the old buildings remains. The mines were first worked by Mexicans in the early 1850s. Quartz mining predominated bu…
Clinton (formerly, Sarahville, Sarahsville, and Lincoln) is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Pine Grove, at an elevation of 1972 feet (601 m). Clinton was the center of a placer mini…
Carmen City is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies on the east side of the Salt Spring Valley about 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Angels Camp, at an elevation of 1266 feet (386 m).
Antelope House is a former settlement and wayside in Calaveras County, just across the Calaveras River from Jenny Lind.
Altaville (formerly, Cherokee Flat, Forks-of-the Road, Low Divide, and Winterton) is a former unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, now located in the northwest portion of the city of Angels Camp.
The I.O.O.F. Hall in Mokelumne Hill, California, which is California Historical Landmark #256, is said to be California's first three-story building to be erected outside the coastal towns. The original building was erected in 1854 as a two-story bu…
Brownsville is a former settlement in Calaveras County, California, about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Murphys.
Twisted Oak Winery is a family-owned boutique winery in Vallecito, California specializing in wine made from grape varieties native to the Mediterranean regions of western Europe. The winery is located on a hilltop at 2280 ft (695 m) above sea level…
Toyon is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-northeast of Valley Springs on the Southern Pacific Railroad. It lies at an elevation of 988 feet (301 m).
Salt Spring Valley Reservoir is an artificial lake formed by the construction of Salt Springs Valley Dam across Rock Creek in the Bear Mountains of Calaveras County, California.
This list includes properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Amador County, California.
Lost City (formerly Stone City and Stone Creek Settlement) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, 11 miles (18 km) from Angels Camp along Bear Creek. It lies at an elevation of 1053 feet (321 m). Lost City was constructed in…
Lancha Plana ("flat boat" in Spanish; formerly, Sonora Bar) was a small settlement in Amador County, California, formed as a result of a flatboat ferry crossing across the Mokelumne River. It was founded by Mexican settlers in 1848. It lay on the no…
Lake Camanche Ranches is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m).
Like most communities in Calaveras County, Cave City began as a mining town. However, its only claim to fame today is that it is the location of the California Caverns, the most extensive system of caverns and passageways in the area.
Founded by Mexicans in 1849, the mining camp was relatively successful and by 1853, Calaveritas was well established, with one livery stable, two butcher shops, several general stores, restaurants, saloons, gambling halls, and fandango houses. Notor…
Bonnefoy is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1276 feet (389 m).
Bear Mountain (California)