Ione Pit
Ione Pit is a mine in Amador County, Gold Country, California. Ione Pit is situated nearby to the hamlet Buena Vista, as well as near Camanche Village.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Preston School of Industry.
Preston School of Industry
Museum
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The Preston School of Industry, also known as Preston Castle, was a reform school located in Ione, California, in Amador County. It was proposed by, and ultimately named after, state senator Edward Myers Preston. Preston School of Industry is situated 2½ miles north of Ione Pit.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ione and Buena Vista.
Ione
Town
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Ione is a city in Amador County, California. As of the 2020 census the population is 5,141, which is a 35.1% decrease from the 2010 census. Once known as "Bedbug" and "Freeze Out," Ione was an important supply center on the main road to the Mother Lode and Southern Mines during the California gold rush. Ione is situated 2 miles northeast of Ione Pit.
Buena Vista
Hamlet
Buena Vista is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 295 feet. It is located 4 miles south-southeast of Ione, at. The community is in ZIP code 95640 and area code 209. The population was 542 at the 2020 census. Buena Vista is situated 3 miles southeast of Ione Pit.
Camanche Village
Hamlet
Camanche Village is a census-designated place in Amador County, California. It lies at an elevation of 276 feet, and has a population of 964. Camanche Village is situated 4½ miles south of Ione Pit.
Ione Pit
- Type: Mine
- Description: mine in Amador County, California, United States of America
- Category: industry
- Location: Amador County, Gold Country, California, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Ione Pit” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ione Pit (minahan sa Estados Unidos, California)”
- Cebuano: “Ione Pit”
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