Midas, California

Midas, California
Midas
—  Unincorporated community  —
Midas is located in California
Midas
Location in California
Coordinates: 39°13′00″N 120°45′28″W / 39.2166667°N 120.75778°W / 39.2166667; -120.75778Coordinates: 39°13′00″N 120°45′28″W / 39.2166667°N 120.75778°W / 39.2166667; -120.75778
Country  United States
State  California
County Placer County
Elevation[1] 4,153 ft (1,266 m)

Midas (formerly, Shady Run) is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Midas is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of Dutch Flat.[2] It lies at an elevation of 4153 feet (1266 m).[1]

The Shady Run post office operated from 1872 to 1879 and from 1903 to 1904.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Midas, California
  2. ^ a b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 522. ISBN 9781884995149. 


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

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