Sucker Flat, California

Sucker Flat
—  Unincorporated community  —
Sucker Flat
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country United States
State California
County Yuba County
Elevation[1] 587 ft (179 m)

Sucker Flat (formerly, Gatesville)[2] is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located just northeast of Smartsville,[2] at an elevation of 587 feet (179 m).

Gatesville was named for an early settler from Illinois.[2] Sucker is from the nickname of Illinois as the "Sucker State".[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sucker Flat, California
  2. ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 563. ISBN 9781884995149.