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2. Big Bend, Placer County, California - Wikipedia

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   Big Bend, Placer County, California. /  39.30556°N 120.51806°W  / 39.30556; -120.51806. Big Bend or Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. [2] Big Bend is located on the South Yuba River, 1 mile (1.6 km) east-southeast of Cisco Grove. [3] It lies at an elevation of 5738 feet (1749 m).

3. Placerville, California - Wikipedia

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   Placerville ( / ˈplæsərvɪl /, PLASS-ər-vil; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) [10] [11] is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census.

4. Secret Town, California - Wikipedia

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   Secret Town was a historical mining town in Placer County, California. It was located 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of Colfax, at an elevation of 2904 feet (885 m).. Name. After gold was discovered in this area, miners wanted to keep the location a secret, hence the unusual name.

5. Iowa Hill, California - Wikipedia

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   Iowa Hill (formerly, Iowa City) [2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California, United States. [1] The town is located 6.5 miles northwest of Foresthill [2] 9 miles east of Colfax and 58 miles northeast of Sacramento. It lies at an elevation of 2861 feet.

6. Meadow Vista, California - Wikipedia

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   GNIS feature ID. 1659097. Meadow Vista is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento – Arden-Arcade – Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,217 at the 2010 census, up from 3,096 at the 2000 census.

7. Virginiatown, California - Wikipedia

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   Virginiatown is located on Auburn Ravine, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) west of Auburn. [2] Virginiatown is California Historical Landmark #400. [3] The town was the site of one of California's first railroads, built in 1852 to carry gold ore from the mines to Auburn Ravine. [4] After the first wave of gold mining ended, wood-cutting became an important ...