Glencoe, California

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Glencoe is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It sits at an elevation of 2,721 feet (824 m) above sea level and is located at 38.35417° N 120.58389° W.

Glencoe was formerly called Mosquito Gulch. The business portion of the town was on the north side of Mosquito Gulch, but not one of the old buildings remains. The mines were first worked by Mexicans in the early 1850s. Quartz mining predominated but there was some placer mining as well.

The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #280.

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	v • d • e Calaveras County, California County Seat: San Andreas
Incorporated place	Angels Camp
CDPs	Arnold • Avery • Copperopolis • Dorrington • Forest Meadows • Mokelumne Hill • Mountain Ranch • Murphys • Rail Road Flat • Rancho Calaveras • San Andreas • Vallecito • Valley Springs • Wallace • West Point
Other unincorporated communities	Altaville • Calaveritas • Campo Seco • Cave City • Douglas Flat • Fourth Crossing • Glencoe • Jenny Lind • Jesus Maria • Milton • Paloma • Sandy Gulch • The Shores of Poker Flat