Mooney Flat, California

Mooney Flat
Unincorporated community
Mooney Flat

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°12′56″N 121°16′28″W / 39.21556°N 121.27444°W / 39.21556; -121.27444Coordinates: 39°12′56″N 121°16′28″W / 39.21556°N 121.27444°W / 39.21556; -121.27444
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada County
Elevation[1] 741 ft (226 m)

Mooney Flat (also, Mooney's Flat)[2] is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 741 feet (226 m).[1]

The name honors Thomas Mooney, who began a trading post and hotel there in 1851.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mooney Flat, California
  2. 1 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. 525. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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