Jayhawk, California

38°43′53″N 120°57′59″W / 38.73139°N 120.96639°W / 38.73139; -120.96639

Jayhawk
Unincorporated community
Jayhawk is located in California
Jayhawk
Jayhawk
Location in California
Jayhawk is located in the United States
Jayhawk
Jayhawk
Jayhawk (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°43′53″N 120°57′59″W / 38.73139°N 120.96639°W / 38.73139; -120.96639
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation
[1]
1,161 ft (354 m)

Jayhawk (formerly, Jay Hawk)[2] was a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located 6.5 miles (10 km) southwest of Coloma,[2] at an elevation of 1161 feet (354 m).[1]

A post office operated at Jay Hawk from 1860 to 1865.[2]

Jayhawk was named for settlers from Missouri ("Jayhawks") who established the town. By 1883 Jayhawk was defunct.[3] The Jayhawk Cemetery remains today.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jayhawk, California
  2. ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 505. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ^ Sioli, Paolo (1883). Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California. Oakland, CA: Paolo Sioli. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-9658763-2-2.


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