Mormon Bar, California

Mormon Bar
—  Unincorporated community  —
Mormon Bar Location in California
Coordinates: 37°27′44″N 119°56′53″W / 37.46222°N 119.94806°W / 37.46222; -119.94806Coordinates: 37°27′44″N 119°56′53″W / 37.46222°N 119.94806°W / 37.46222; -119.94806
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa County
Elevation[1]	1,772 ft (540 m)

Mormon Bar is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.^[1] It is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southeast of Mariposa,^[2] at an elevation of 1772 feet (540 m).^[1] Mormon Bar is located near State Route 49.

It was settled during the California Gold Rush. Mormons occupied the place during the winter of 1849/50.^[2] It was first mined by members of the Mormon Battalion in 1849. They did not stay too long, and other miners came and occupied the site.

At one time there was a significant Chinese presence there.

Mormon Bar is California Historical Landmark #323.

It is somewhat of a ghost town, and is listed on many maps and ghost town travel guides as such.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mormon Bar, 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. 805. ISBN 9781884995149. 

External links

• Placenames
• Ghosttowns
• Mariposa Historical Landmarks