California
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Calaveras County

Melones

Melones is a former settlement in , , now submerged beneath a named . It lay at an elevation of 955 feet.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Calaveras County, California, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Melones, California”, “Robinson’s Ferry”, “Robinsons”, and “Slumgullion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Robinson’s Ferry and Archie Stevenot Bridge.

Geographical marker
Robinson's Ferry is a historical site in in . John W. Robinson and Stephen Mead founded a ferry in 1848. The ferry crossed the river, where is now.

Bridge
Photo: Robert Cutts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stevenot Bridge carries State Route 49 over on the Stanislaus River between and Counties in the U.S. state of and was completed in 1976.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Angels Camp and Springfield.

Photo: Bobak, CC BY 3.0.
, is the only incorporated city in , United States. The population was 3,667 at the 2020 census. It lies at an elevation of 1381 feet.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located in . It is a former California Gold Rush boomtown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and is now designated as a California Historical Landmark. is situated 5 miles east of Melones.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
is a census-designated place located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in , , United States. It was founded as a boomtown in 1850 when gold was found during the California Gold Rush, and was known as the "Gem of the Southern Mines." The town's historic central district is within the State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town legacy.

Melones

Latitude
38.01334° or 38° 0′ 48″ north
Longitude
-120.50045° or 120° 30′ 2″ west
Elevation
932 feet (284 metres)
Open location code
84CX2F7X+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150978645
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
5372055
Wiki­data ID
Q3305269
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Satellite Map

Discover Melones from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Turkish—“Melones” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Melones”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميلونز”
  • French: “Melones”
  • Irish: “Melones”
  • Turkish: “Melones”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Calaveras Mine and Carson Hill Mine.

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