Baltimore Town
Baltimore Town, previously Wightman’s Camp, was a historic gold mining camp in eastern Nevada County, California that was founded in 1865. After gold mining stopped in the area, the town faded away around 1869.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Nevada County, California, United States of America
- Also known as: “Baltimore Town, California” and “Wightman’s Camp”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cisco Grove and Cisco.
Cisco Grove
Hamlet
Cisco Grove is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Cisco Grove is located 7 miles east of Emigrant Gap. It lies at an elevation of 5643 feet. Cisco Grove is situated 5 miles south of Baltimore Town.
Cisco
Locality
Cisco is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California. Cisco is located on the Union Pacific Railroad, 0.5 miles south-southwest of Cisco Grove. Cisco is situated 6 miles south of Baltimore Town.
Baltimore Town
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.38768° or 39° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-120.54021° or 120° 32′ 25″ westElevation
7,477 feet (2,279 metres)Open location code
84FX9FQ5+3WOpenStreetMap ID
node 141039407OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Baltimore Town” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Baltimore Town”
- Turkish: “Baltimore Town”
- Urdu: “بالٹیمور ٹاؤن، کیلیفورنیا”
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