Chaparral Hill, California

Chaparral Hill, California

Chaparral Hill is a former settlement and mining camp in Amador County, California. It was on Mokelumne River upstream from Lancha Plana.[1] It was founded in the 1850s for gold mining.[1] Several river crossings were located at Chaparral Hill: Judge Palmer's Bridge, Delaney's Bridge, Westmoreland's Ferry, and Westmoreland Bridge.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 511. ISBN 9781884995149. 
v · d · eMunicipalities and communities of Amador County, California
Cities
CDPs

Buckhorn | Buena Vista | Camanche North Shore | Camanche Village | Drytown | Fiddletown | Kirkwood‡ | Martell | Pine Grove | Pioneer | Red Corral | River Pines | Volcano
Unincorporated
communities

Allen | Barton | Bonnefoy | Bunker Hill | Carbondale | Clarsona | Clinton | Dagon | Edwin | Electra | Enterprise | Firebrick | Kit Carson | New Chicago | Pine Acres | Plasse | Ranch House Estates | Scottsville | Sunnybrook | Sutter Hill
Ghost towns

Amador Crossing | Arkansas Ferry | Armstrong's Mill | Camp O'pera | Camp Union | Cape Cod Bar | Chaparral Hill | China City | Chinatown | Copper Hill | Defender | Dew Drop | Figtree | Forest Home | Fort Ann | Fort John | French Camp | Hardenburg | Irishtown | Lancha Plana | Lignite | Lower Rancheria | Mahala Flat | May | Milligan District | Old Rancheria | Pokerville | Pomegranate | Ranlett | Ritchey | Secreta | Snake Flat | Tragedy Spring | Union Flat | Watkins Bar | Wieland | Yeomet | Yusumne
Footnotes

‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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