Clearing House, California

Clearing House, California
Clearing House
—  Unincorporated community  —
Clearing House is located in California
Clearing House
Location in California
Coordinates: 37°39′54″N 119°52′03″W / 37.665°N 119.8675°W / 37.665; -119.8675Coordinates: 37°39′54″N 119°52′03″W / 37.665°N 119.8675°W / 37.665; -119.8675
Country United States
State California
County Mariposa County
Elevation[1] 1,555 ft (474 m)

Clearing House (formerly, Clearinghouse) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.[1] It is located on the north bank of the Merced River 5 miles (8 km) west of El Portal,[2] at an elevation of 1555 feet (474 m).[1]

The Clearinghouse post office operated from 1913 to 1933.[2] The place name comes from the Clearinghouse Mine, so named as it was an exchange place for gold bullion and certificates during the Panic of 1907.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearing House, California
  2. ^ 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. 759. ISBN 9781884995149. 


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County seat: Mariposa
CDPs

Bear Valley | Bootjack | Buck Meadows | Catheys Valley | Coulterville | El Portal | Fish Camp | Greeley Hill | Hornitos | Lake Don Pedro | Mariposa | Midpines | Wawona | Yosemite Valley
Unincorporated
communities

Bagby | Barrett | Ben Hur | Blanchard | Briceburg | Bridgeport | Buena Vista | Clearing House | Curry Village | Darrah | Dogtown | Elliott Corner | Foresta | Granite Springs | Hayward | Hite Cove | Incline | Indian Gulch | Jerseydale | Mormon Bar | Mount Bullion | North Wawona | Ponderosa Basin | South Wawona | Yosemite Village | Yosemite West
Former
settlements

Agua Fria | Bondville | Chinquapin | Drum | Eightmile | Elevenmile | Elkhorn | Emory | Hokokwito | Kocher | Kumaini | Macheto | Minear | Mount Ophir | Newtown | Notomidula | Opie | Phillip's Flat | Quartzburg | Ridleys Ferry | Sakaya | Sloss | Wenger | Wiskala | Yosemite Mill

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