Coyoteville, Nevada County, California

Coyoteville
—  Former settlement  —
Coyoteville Location in California
Coordinates: 39°33′05″N 120°41′20″W / 39.55139°N 120.68889°W / 39.55139; -120.68889Coordinates: 39°33′05″N 120°41′20″W / 39.55139°N 120.68889°W / 39.55139; -120.68889
Country	United States
State	California
County	Nevada County
Elevation	2,160 ft (658 m)

Coyoteville is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 2,160 ft (660 m) above sea level.^[1]

History

On the eastern section of Lost Hill, the town of Coyoteville started in an area of gravel hills that were rich with gold.^[2] During the California Gold Rush, a tunneling method, nicknamed "coyoteing" was developed here, leading to the town's naming.^[3]

In later years, Coyoteville became the northwestern portion of Nevada City, California.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ "NEVADA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA". calsign.com. http://www.calsign.com/mining/countydata/nevada1.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-28. 
2. ^ Lindgren, Waldemar (1896). The gold-quartz veins of Nevada City and Grass Valley Districts, California. Government printing office. pp. 18, 19. http://books.google.com/books?id=7e0PAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA18&lpg=PA18&dq=%22nevada+county%22+coyoteville&source=bl&ots=qZo_J75PXa&sig=_uaX9uGQHx2rOtwAiSmRLPI3vno&hl=en&ei=3BweSsyhDZCYtAPo5tmICg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Hoover, Mildred Brooke; Douglas E. Kyle, Hero Rensch (2002). Historic spots in California. 5. Stanford University Press. pp. 258. ISBN 0804744823. http://books.google.com/books?id=AYMPR6xAj50C&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=%22coyoteville%22+%22nevada+county%22+town&source=bl&ots=8QQdI6ueBe&sig=KqlhBSINDTnNmsQC5LFXvklfPGo&hl=en&ei=xfQdSvDUI5mSswPx4tStCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8. 
4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. pp. 529. ISBN 1884995144. http://books.google.com/books?id=Yfa0hmE7yocC&pg=PA446&dq=%22baltimore+town%22+%22nevada+county%22&as_brr=3&ei=HrkeStuoA4PWkATH9tnpCA&client=firefox-a#PPA446,M1.