Malakoff, California

Malakoff
Former settlement
Malakoff

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 120°55′11″W / 39.36694°N 120.91972°WCoordinates: 39°22′01″N 120°55′11″W / 39.36694°N 120.91972°W
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 3,051 ft (930 m)

Malakoff (also, Malakoff Diggings)[2] is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 3051 feet (930 m).[1] Malakoff is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km) west of North Bloomfield.[2]

Malakoff was a mining town, named for Malakoff tower, near Sebastopol, a name in the news during the Crimean War.[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malakoff, California
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 518-519. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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