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Yankee Jims
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°01′46″N 120°51′42″W / 39.02944°N 120.86167°W / 39.02944; -120.86167
Country	United States
State	California
County	Placer County
Elevation	2,582 ft (787 m)
Population
• Total	18
California Historical Landmark
Reference no.	398

Yankee Jims (also, Yankee Jim and Yankee Jim's) is a small community in Placer County, California.

It lies at an elevation of 2582 feet (787 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Yankee Jims is located 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-northwest of Foresthill.

History

Yankee Jims was once one of the largest mining camps in Placer County during the California Gold Rush. The Yankee Jim's post office operated from 1852 to 1940. The name comes from an Australian criminal who hid stolen horses at the site before gold was discovered there.

The town site is marked by California Historical Landmark #398, located on a ridge between the North and Middle forks of the American River.

Yankee Jims today is a small town composed simply of a cluster of homes. Its population was 18 in 2016.

See also

• California Historical Landmarks in Placer County, California
• Mining communities of the California Gold Rush

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Yankee Jims, California
2. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 579. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
3. "Yankee Jims". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
4. Mildred Brooke Hoover, Douglas E. Kyle, Historic spots in California, Stanford University Press, Stanford, California, 2002. pp. 279-280

External links

• Californiagenealogy.org: Directory of the County of Placer County, California 1861 listing for Yankee Jims, Placer County, California.

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County seat: Auburn
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