| AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | 
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541 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 1 | Section: 1-6 of 6 | Place Names: | Al-Zi | |
| Population: | 35,100 2000 census | |
| Area: | 379,240 Acres | |
| County Seat: | Jackson* 1854 - present | |
| Date:1854 | From Calaveras County | |
| AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA |
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541 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 1 | Section: 1-6 of 6 | Place Names: | Al-Zi | |
| Population: | 35,100 2000 census | |
| Area: | 379,240 Acres | |
| County Seat: | Jackson* 1854 - present | |
| Date:1854 | From Calaveras County | |
| Mining Districts | ||
| Name | Type | |
| Historical Landmarks | ||
| Number |
Name |
Date |
| 28 | Maidens Grave | 1850 |
| 29 | Volcano | 1848 |
| 30 | Lancha Plana | 1850 |
| 31 | Drytown | 1848 |
| 34 | Pioneer Hall | September 11, 1886 |
| 35 | Oleta (1878) (Old Fiddletown (1849)) | 1849 |
| 36 | Middle Bar Inundated by Pardee reservoir at time of year |
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| 37 | Clinton | 1850 |
| 38 | Irishtown | |
| 39 | Butte Store | 1854 |
| 40 | Kirkwoods | 1864 |
| 41 | Big Bar | 1848 |
| 118 | Jackson Gate | 1850 |
| 322 | Sutter Creek | 1851 |
| 470 | Plymouth Trading Post | 1857 |
| 560 | The Community Methodist Church of Ione | 1866 |
| 662 | Old Emigrant Road | 1848 |
| 715 | Site of First Amateur Astronomical Observatory of Record in California | 1861 |
| 762 | D'Agnostini Winery | 1856 |
| 786 | Argonaut (1850) and Kennedy (1856) Mines | 1850 |
| 788 | D. Stewart Company Store | 1856 |
| 865 | Site of Jackson's Pioneer Jewish Synagogue | September 18, 1857 |
| 867 | Preston Castle | 1890 |
| 1001 | California Native American Ceremonial Roundhouse (Thematic) - Chaw Se' | |
| 1007 | Knight Foundry | 1873 |
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 10,930 | 9,582 | 11,386 | |
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Territorial History |
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| 1854 | Created from Calaveras County |
| Territory from Calaveras to Amador (1854) | |
| Territory from El Dorado to Amador (1855) | |
| Territory from El Dorado to Amador (1857) | |
| Territory from El Dorado to Amador (1863) | |
| Territory from Amador to Alpine (1864) | |
| Territory from Amador to Mono (1866)*¹ | |
| *Jackson - previously the county seat of Calaveras County |
| *¹This territory was "un attached" from 1864 to 1866 |
| The word amador, in Spanish, means "lover of inanimate objects." Amador was named for Jose Maria Amador, who, in 1848, along with several Indians, established a gold mining camp near the present town of Amador. |
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