Prosser Creek, California

Former settlement in California, United States

Prosser Creek

Former settlement

Prosser Creek

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°22′30″N 120°06′30″W﻿ / ﻿39.37500°N 120.10833°W﻿ / 39.37500; -120.10833
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Nevada County
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)

Prosser Creek is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.[1] Prosser Creek is located on the former Central Pacific Railroad, 1 mile (1.6 km) southwest of Boca.[1] The first appearance is on the von Leicht-Hoffmann Tahoe map of 1874. According to Henry T Williams (1876) a man by that name operated a hotel there in the early days.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 452\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
2. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. (1998). California place names : the origin and etymology of current geographical names (4th ed., rev. and enl. ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 302. ISBN 0-520-21316-5.

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Municipalities and communities of Nevada County, California, United States

County seat: Nevada City

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* Grass Valley
* Nevada City
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* Alta Sierra
* Floriston
* Graniteville
* Kingvale‡
* Lake of the Pines
* Lake Wildwood
* North San Juan
* Penn Valley
* Rough and Ready
* Soda Springs
* Washington

Unincorporated
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* Alta Hill
* Bitney Corner
* Carpenter Valley
* Casey Corner
* Cedar Ridge
* Chicago Park
* Crystal Lake
* Dew Drop
* French Corral
* Gaston
* Gateway
* Gold Flat
* Higgins Corner
* Hills Flat
* Hirschdale
* Kres
* Lake City
* Mooney Flat
* Newtown
* Norden
* North Bloomfield
* North Columbia
* Peardale
* Pinecrest
* Polaris
* Relief
* Scotts Flat
* Sebastopol
* Spring Hill
* The Oaks
* Town Talk
* Willow Valley
* Wolf
* You Bet

Ghost towns|

* Alpha
* Badger Hill
* Baltimore Town
* Birchville
* Blue Tent
* Boca
* Boston Ravine
* Brass Wire Bar
* Bridgeport
* Bronco
* Buena Vista
* Camp Spaulding
* Chalk Bluff
* Cherokee
* Coyoteville
* Democrat
* Eagle Bird
* Farad
* French Lake
* Glenbrook
* Gold Hill
* Hacketville
* Hobart Mills
* Hunt's Hill
* Iceland
* Indian Springs
* Jones Bar
* Kentucky Flat
* La Barr Meadows
* Langs
* Little York
* Lowell Hill
* Malakoff
* Maybert
* Meadow Lake
* Moores Flat
* Omega
* Orleans Flat
* Prosser
* Prosser Creek
* Providence
* Red Dog
* Remington Hill
* Rose's Corral
* Shands
* Shelby Flat
* Snow Point
* Snow Tent
* Spenceville
* Sunset View
* Sweetland
* Tsekankan
* Union Hill
* Ustoma
* Waloupa
* Wilsonville
* Wokodot
* Woolsey Flat
* Yamako

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