North Bloomfield, California

Coordinates: 39°22′06″N 120°53′58″W / 39.36833°N 120.89944°W / 39.36833; -120.89944
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North Bloomfield
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North Bloomfield (previously, Bloomfield, Humbug, and Humbug City) is a small unincorporated community located in Nevada County, California.

It is in the

Sierra Nevada, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Nevada City
.

History

Settled in 1852 as a

California Gold Rush, it was originally named Humbug after the creek of the same name.[2] As the settlement grew, it was renamed Humbug City, and then the more dignified Bloomfield. The settlement thrived during Malakoff Diggins mining days. When a post office was established on June 1, 1857, residents selected the current name to differentiate the town from Bloomfield, California
.

In 1857, the population was approximately 500. Three years later, the

Sacramento area farmers, North Bloomfield became an uninhabited San Juan Ridge ghost town.[3]

In the present day, the town of North Bloomfield is contained within the Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park. Some of the town's original buildings remain and a few have been reconstructed:[4]

The post office was open from 1857 to 1942, moving once in 1875.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Bloomfield, California
  2. ^ Hittell, Theodore Henry (1898). History of California. San Francisco. p. 90.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "North Bloomfield, California". ghosttownexplorers.org. Archived from the original on June 27, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  4. ^ "North Bloomfield". malakoff.com. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  5. ISBN 1-884995-14-4
    .

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