Moores Flat, California

Moores Flat
—  Former settlement  —
Moores Flat Location in California
Coordinates: 39°25′09″N 120°51′03″W / 39.41917°N 120.85083°W / 39.41917; -120.85083Coordinates: 39°25′09″N 120°51′03″W / 39.41917°N 120.85083°W / 39.41917; -120.85083
Country	United States
State	California
County	Nevada County
Elevation[1]	4,144 ft (1,263 m)

Moores Flat (variant: Moore's Flat; formerly, Clinton^[2]) is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. It is situated at an elevation of 4,144 ft (1,263 m) above sea level.^[1] Moores Flat is located on the 4.25 miles (6.8 km) north-northeast of North Bloomfield.^[2]

Gold rush history

Moores Flat was settled between 1851 and 1852 as a gold rush site with "Marks & Co." one of its few known gold dust dealers.^[3] Gold was found buried in tertiary gravel channels.^[4]

In 1880, the population was 50.^[5] By the early 1900s, its town declined quickly.^[6]

The Clinton post office opened in 1854; the name was changed to Moores Flat in 1857.^[2] It closed for a time in 1903, and closed for good in 1910.^[2]

The name honors H.M. Moore who built the first house and a store there in 1851.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Moores Flat, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 525. ISBN 9781884995149. 
3. ^ "About Alleghany". holabird.com. http://www.holabird.org/HKA-Spring2008-Cat1/Cal02.html#_Toc195947062. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
4. ^ "About Alleghany". holabird.com. http://www.holabird.org/HKA-Spring2008-Cat1/Cal02.html#_Toc195947062. Retrieved 2010-04-03. 
5. ^ "Nevada County GenWeb Nevada County History". cagenweb.com. http://www.cagenweb.com/nevada/nchistory.html. Retrieved 2009-05-31. 
6. ^ "Grass Valley". origsix.com. http://www.origsix.com/ugmm.asp?d=news&id=259. Retrieved 2010-04-03.