Black Bear, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Black Bear was a gold mining town in Klamath County, now in unincorporated Siskiyou County, California.[1]

It is located on Black Bear Creek, a tributary of the South Fork Salmon River.[1]

## History[edit]

Gold was discovered in the area in 1860, and Black Bear became the trading center for a number of mines in the area. A post office was established 1869.[2] From 1874 it was within that part of Klamath County annexed to Siskiyou County. Its post office was closed and moved to Sawyers Bar in 1941.[3]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Bear
2. ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav; Gudde, Elisabeth K. (1975). "Black Bear". California gold camps : a geographical and historical dictionary of camps, towns, and localities where gold was found and mined, wayside stations and trading centers. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-520-02572-1.
3. ^ Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, Pages 60-69.

41°14′29″N 123°10′39″W﻿ / ﻿41.24139°N 123.17750°W﻿ / 41.24139; -123.17750

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Municipalities and communities of Siskiyou County, California, United States

County seat: Yreka

Cities|

* Dorris
* Dunsmuir
* Etna
* Fort Jones
* Montague
* Mount Shasta
* Tulelake
* Weed
* Yreka

Siskiyou County map

CDPs|

* Carrick
* Edgewood
* Gazelle
* Greenview
* Grenada
* Happy Camp
* Hornbrook
* Lake Shastina
* Macdoel
* McCloud
* Mount Hebron
* Tennant

Unincorporated
communities|

* Black Bear
* Black Butte
* Callahan
* Cecilville
* Forks of Salmon
* Hambone
* Hamburg
* Hatfield‡
* Hawkinsville
* Hilt
* Horse Creek
* Klamath River
* Little Shasta
* Oro Fino
* Pondosa
* Sawyers Bar
* Scott Bar
* Seiad Valley
* Somes Bar

Indian reservation|

* Quartz Valley Indian Community

Ghost towns|

* Bestville
* Gullion's Bar
* Hooperville
* Negro Flat
* Picard

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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