Saratoga Springs, California

Saratoga Springs
Unincorporated community
Saratoga Springs

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°10′31″N 122°58′51″W / 39.17528°N 122.98083°WCoordinates: 39°10′31″N 122°58′51″W / 39.17528°N 122.98083°W
Country United States
State California
County Lake County
Opened 1873
Area
  Total 260 acres (110 ha)
Elevation[1] 1,427 ft (435 m)
Website http://www.saratogasprings.com/

Saratoga Springs (formerly, Bachelor[2] and Pierson Springs[2]) is an unincorporated community in Lake County, California.[1] It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Upper Lake,[2] at an elevation of 1427 feet (435 m).[1]

The town was originally located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of its present location.[2] The Bachelor post office opened in 1882, moved to this site in 1883, closed in 1919, reopened in 1920, and closed for good in 1940.[2]

The town has a resort, begun in the 1870s, which by 1910 could accommodate 250 guests.[2]

Century old cabins

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saratoga Springs, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.