French Corral
French Corral is an unincorporated community approximately five miles west of California State Highway 49 in Nevada County, California, United States. It was one of the first of several historic California gold rush mining camps along the San Juan Ridge.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 1,530 feet (470 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as“French Corral, CA”“French Corral, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include First long-distance telephone line.
First long-distance telephone line
Monument
The world's first long-distance telephone line…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birchville and Bridgeport.
Birchville
Hamlet
Birchville is a historic mining and agricultural community in Nevada County, California. Birchville is situated 1½ miles northeast of French Corral.
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is a former settlement on the Yuba River… Bridgeport is situated 2 miles southwest of French Corral.
Sweetland
Hamlet
Sweetland is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Sweetland is situated 3½ miles northeast of French Corral.
French Corral
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Latitude
39.306° or 39° 18′ 22″ north
Longitude
-121.16134° or 121° 9′ 41″ west
Open location code
84FW8R4Q+CF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“French Corral” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area
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