Nielsburg, California

Nielsburg
—  Unincorporated community  —
Nielsburg Location in California
Coordinates: 38°57′26″N 121°02′00″W / 38.95722°N 121.0333333°W / 38.95722; -121.0333333Coordinates: 38°57′26″N 121°02′00″W / 38.95722°N 121.0333333°W / 38.95722; -121.0333333
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation[1]	1,539 ft (469 m)

Nielsburg (formerly, Nielsburgh and Niellsburgh)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.^[1] Nielsburg is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northeast of Auburn.^[2] It lies at an elevation of 1539 feet (469 m).^[1]

The Nielsburgh post office operated from 1855 to 1866.^[2] The name honors the first postmaster, Arthur C. Neill.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nielsburg, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 530. ISBN 9781884995149.