| PLACER COUNTY, CALIFORNIA | 
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1468 Listings |
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| Page: 1 of 3 | Section: 1-5 of 15 | Place Names: | Ab-Ga | |
| Page: 2 of 3 | Section: 6-10 of 15 | Place Names: | Ga-No | |
| Page: 3 of 3 | Section: 11-15 of 15 | Place Names: | No-Zu | |
| Population: | 248,399 2000 census | |
| Area: | 898,820 Acres | |
| County Seat: | Auburn* 1851 - present | |
| Date: April 25, 1851 | From Sutter and Yuba Counties | |
| Mining Districts | ||
| Name | Type | |
| Historical Landmarks | ||
| Number |
Name |
Date |
| 397 | Town of Dutch Flat | 1851 |
| 398 | Yankee Jim's | 1850 |
| 399 | Town of Forest Hill | 1850 |
| 400 | Virginiatown aka Virginia |
June, 1851 |
| 401 | Iowa Hill | 1853 |
| 402 | Town of Michigan Bluff once called Michigan City (1850-1858) |
1850 |
| 403 | Emigrant Gap | 1845 |
| 404 | City of Auburn aka North Fork aka Woods Dry Diggins |
1849 |
| 405 | Town of Gold Run once called Mountain Springs |
1854 |
| 463 | Ophir once called "The Spanish Corral" (1849) |
1850 |
| 585 | Pioneer Express Trail Inundated by Folsom Lake |
1849 |
| 724 | Pioneer Ski Area of America, Squaw Valley | 1860 |
| 780-1 | First Transcontinental Railroad -
Roseville once called Junction |
April 25, 1864 |
| 780-2 | First Transcontinental Railroad - Rocklin | May 1864 |
| 780-3 | First Transcontinental Railroad - Newcastle | June 10, 1864 |
| 780-4 | First Transcontinental Railroad - Auburn | May 13, 1865 |
| 780-5 | First Transcontinental Railroad -
Colfax once called Ilinoistown |
September 1, 1865 |
| 797 | Lake Tahoe Outlet Gates | 1870 |
| 799-2 | Overland Emigrant Trail | 1849 |
| 885 | Griffith Quarry | 1864 |
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Census Totals |
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| 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
| 13,270 | 11,357 | 14,278 | |
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Territorial History |
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| 1851 | Created from Sutter and Yuba Counties |
| Territory from Sutter to Placer (1851) | |
| Territory from Yuba to Placer (1851) | |
| Territory from El Dorado to Placer (1913) | |
| Territory from Placer to El Dorado (1863) | |
| Territory from Placer to Sutter (1866) | |
| *Auburn was briefly the county seat of Sutter County in 1851 prior to being placed in Placer County. |
| Named for the numerous places where the method of extracting gold from the earth, called placer mining, was practiced. |
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