Greenwood
Greenwood is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 4 miles west of Georgetown, at an elevation of 1608 feet. The place was originally called Long Valley, then Green Valley, then Lewisville, and finally Greenwood, in honor of John Greenwood who set up a trading post there in 1848.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California
- Also known as: “Green Valley”, “Greenwood, CA”, “Greenwood, California”, “Greenwood, El Dorado County, California”, “Lewisville”, “Long Valley”, and “Louisville”
- Postal code: 95635
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Georgetown.
Georgetown
Village
Georgetown is a census-designated place in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is the northeasternmost town in the California Mother Lode. The population was 2,255 in the 2020 census, up from 2,367 in 2010, and 962 in 2000. Georgetown is situated 4 miles east of Greenwood.
Greenwood
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: El Dorado County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89679° or 38° 53′ 48″ northLongitude
-120.91259° or 120° 54′ 45″ westElevation
1,608 feet (490 metres)United Nations Location Code
US GMWOpen location code
84CXV3WP+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 141035654OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5354244Wikidata ID
Q5604934
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