Nevada City, California Overview
Nevada City, California includes 14,935 nearby mines. Nevada City (originally Ustumah a Nisenan Maidu village; later Nevada Deer Creek Dry Diggins and Caldwell's Upper Store) is the county seat of Nevada County California USA located 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Sacramento and 28 miles north of Auburn. In 1900 3250 people lived in Nevada City; in 1910 2689 lived there; at the 2000 census the population was 3001 and at the 2010 census it was 3068.
Quick Facts
- Nevada City, California has a population of 3,068 (based on numbers from 2010).
- Located in Nevada County, California.
- Nevada City, California sits 755 meters (2,477.0 feet) above sea level feet above sea level.
Mines Summary
in Nevada City, California
- 2,744 Total
- 515 Occurrences
- 86 Prospects
- 11 Plants
- 2,132 Producers
Nevada City, California Mine Locations
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Mining Claim News From The Diggings™
Learn more about the Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey System, and mining claims.
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Understanding Claim Ownership
We receive lots of emails from people who find their name or a relative’s name on our site and want to know if this means they have some right to the land listed under that name.
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Understanding BLM Administrative Areas
Whether it is filing a mine or researching one, the administering BLM office is going to be the definitive source.
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Understanding Location Data
Mine handled by the Bureau of Land Management are not mapped by latitude and longitude, instead, these mines harken back to the Public Land Survey System.
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Understanding Townships
A “township” can refer to two different things. Both are part of the PLSS measurement system but have different uses.
