Shaws Flat
Shaws Flat is a hamlet in Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California. Shaws Flat is situated nearby to the hamlet Springfield, as well as near the neighborhood Saratoga Acres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in Tuolumne County, California, United States
- Also known as: “Shaw’s Flat”, “Shaw’s Flats”, “Shaws Flat, CA”, and “Shaws Flat, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Columbia Airport and Jewish Cemetery.
Columbia Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Vayne, Public domain.
Columbia Airport is located a mile southwest of Columbia, in Tuolumne County, California, United States. It is owned by the County of Tuolumne. Columbia Airport is situated 1½ miles north of Shaws Flat.
Jewish Cemetery
Cemetery
The Sonora Hebrew Cemetery, also known as Pioneer Jewish Cemetery, is an inactive Jewish cemetery founded in c. 1851, and located in Sonora, California. This was the first Jewish cemetery in the Gold Rush region. Jewish Cemetery is situated 2 miles southeast of Shaws Flat.
St. James Episcopal Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
St. James' Episcopal Church, also known as The Red Church, is an historic Episcopal church building, formerly Anglican, located at 42 Snell Street, in Sonora, California. St. James Episcopal Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Shaws Flat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Springfield and Columbia.
Springfield
Hamlet
Springfield is an unincorporated community located in Tuolumne County, California. It is a former California Gold Rush boomtown in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and is now designated as a California Historical Landmark.
Columbia
Columbia is a census-designated place located in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Tuolumne County, California, 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 Columbia State Historic Park, which preserves the 19th century mining town legacy.
Martinez
Hamlet
Martinez was a mining settlement during the California Gold Rush in Tuolumne County, California. It became a ghost town, but now is a populated place at an elevation of 2,182 feet, north of Sawmill Flat another former gold rush settlement. Martinez is situated 2 miles northeast of Shaws Flat.
Shaws Flat
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Tuolumne County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.0077° or 38° 0′ 28″ northLongitude
-120.40936° or 120° 24′ 34″ westElevation
2,070 feet (631 metres)Open location code
84CX2H5R+37OpenStreetMap ID
node 150933642OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
5394990Wikidata ID
Q122597374
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saratoga Acres and Rancho Sonora Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shaws Flat Cemetery and Crystal Springs Mine.
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