Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California

Mount Bullion
—  Unincorporated community  —
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Mount Bullion Location in California
Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.045°W / 37.50722; -120.045Coordinates: 37°30′26″N 120°02′42″W / 37.50722°N 120.045°W / 37.50722; -120.045
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa County
Elevation[1]	2,152 ft (656 m)

Mount Bullion (formerly, Princeton and La Mineta)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.^[1] It is located 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Bear Valley,^[2] at an elevation of 2152 feet (656 m).^[1]

A post office operated at Mount Bullion from 1862 to 1955, with a closure for a period during 1887.^[2] The place was first named La Mineta (for little mine).^[2] Then it was called Princeton for the Princeton Mine nearby.^[2] Finally, the name Mount Bullion was applied in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton, whose nickname was "Old Bullion" due to his fiscal policies.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Bullion, Mariposa County, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 806. ISBN 9781884995149. 

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