Union Hill, California

Former settlement in California, United States

Union Hill

Former settlement

Union Hill

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°12′20″N 121°02′15″W﻿ / ﻿39.20556°N 121.03750°W﻿ / 39.20556; -121.03750
Country|  United States
State|  California
County| Nevada County
Elevation

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| 2,700 ft (823 m)
Time zone| UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-7 (PDT)

Union Hill is a former settlement in Nevada County, California, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Grass Valley.[2] Its elevation is 2,700 ft (820 m) above sea level.[1]

Gold mining is recorded as early as January 30, 1851. A number of mines yielded eighty dollars per ton at times. Sulfurets were said to yield 420 dollars per ton. First arrastres were in use, then a number of stamp mills. [3]

The Union Hill School District, established in 1868, continues to operate in Grass Valley, though at a different location.

Beginning in 1876, travelers could reach Union Hill via the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.[4] Its station was located on the Union Hill road, southeast of Grass Valley and northwest of Colfax.[5]

The Union Hill mine was a good producer of gold for many years.

## References

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1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Union Hill, California
2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 571\. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. ^ Bean, Edwin F. (1867). History and Directory of Nevada County. p. 220.
4. ^ Preston, E. M. (1886). Nevada County, the famous Bartlett pear belt of California. Vol. Digitized Aug 29, 2008. Nevada County Land and Improvement Association. Brown & Calkins, Printers. p. 51.
5. ^ Shearer, Frederick E. (1882). The Pacific Tourist: J.R. Bowman's Illustrated Transcontinental Guide of Travel, from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean (Digitized Jan 30, 2008 ed.). J.R. Bowman. p. 253.

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Municipalities and communities of Nevada County, California, United States

County seat: Nevada City

Cities and towns|

* Grass Valley
* Nevada City
* Truckee

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CDPs|

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

Unincorporated
communities|

* Cedar Ridge
* Chicago Park
* French Corral
* Gaston
* Gold Flat
* Higgins Corner
* Hills Flat
* Hirschdale
* Lake City
* Mooney Flat
* Norden
* North Bloomfield
* North Columbia
* Peardale
* Polaris
* Relief
* Willow Valley
* Wolf
* You Bet

Ghost towns|

* Alpha
* Badger Hill
* Baltimore Town
* Birchville
* Blue Tent
* Boca
* Boston Ravine
* Brass Wire Bar
* Bridgeport
* Camp Spaulding
* Chalk Bluff
* Cherokee
* Coyoteville
* Democrat
* French Lake
* Glenbrook
* Gold Hill
* Hobart Mills
* Hunt's Hill
* Iceland
* Indian Springs
* Kentucky Flat
* Little York
* Maybert
* Meadow Lake
* Moores Flat
* Newtown
* Omega
* Orleans Flat
* Red Dog
* Remington Hill
* Rose's Corral
* Sebastopol
* Shands
* Snow Point
* Snow Tent
* Spenceville
* Sweetland
* Town Talk
* Tsekankan
* Union Hill
* Ustoma
* Waloupa
* Wokodot
* Woolsey Flat
* Yamako

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