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.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “French Corral, CA” and “French Corral, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights: 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
Hamlet
Sweetland
Hamlet
Sweetland is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Sweetland is situated 3½ miles northeast of French Corral.
French Corral
- Categories: unincorporated community and locality
- Location: Nevada County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.306° or 39° 18′ 22″ north
Longitude
-121.16134° or 121° 9′ 41″ west
Elevation
1,532 feet (467 metres)
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.
- Chinese: “弗蘭奇科勒爾”
- French: “French Corral”
- Irish: “French Corral”
- Persian: “فرنچ کرال”
- Turkish: “French Corral”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Woolman School and Sebastopol.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pleasant Valley Sanctuary and Ridge Rock Quarry.
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