Negro Flat, Siskiyou County, California

Negro Flat was a placer gold mining camp on the Salmon River, now located in Siskiyou County, California. It was located originally in Trinity County, in 1850.^[1][2]

History

Negro Flat was one of the largest gold producers in Trinity County in 1850, along with Gullion's Bar, Bestville, and Sawyers Bar.^[3] In 1851, it became part of Klamath County. In 1874, its site became part of Siskiyou County, when Klamath County was finally abolished and divided between Siskiyou and Humboldt counties.

References

1. ↑ Hubert Howe Bancroft, History of California, Vol. VI, 1848-1859, The History company, San Francisco, 1888, p.370
2. ↑ Theodore Henry Hittell, History of California, Volume 3, N. J. Stone, San Francisco, 1897, p.140
3. ↑ The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft: Vol. XXIII History of California, vol VI, 1848-1859, The History Company, San Francisco, 1888, p. 370, Note.

Coordinates: 41°14′31″N 123°16′51″W / 41.24194°N 123.28084°W / 41.24194; -123.28084

Municipalities and communities of Siskiyou County, California, United States County seat: Yreka Cities Dorris Dunsmuir Etna Fort Jones Montague Mount Shasta Tulelake Weed Yreka CDPs Carrick Edgewood Gazelle Greenview Grenada Happy Camp Hornbrook Macdoel McCloud Mount Hebron Tennant Unincorporated communities Bestville Big Springs Black Bear Black Butte Callahan Cecilville Cheeseville Forks of Salmon Hambone Hatfield‡ Horse Creek Klamath River Little Shasta Oro Fino Pondosa Sawyers Bar Scott Bar Seiad Valley Somes Bar Indian reservation Quartz Valley Indian Community Ghost towns Deadwood Gullion's Bar Hooperville Negro Flat Wingate Bar Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties