Black Bear, California
Black Bear is a populated place, originally a gold mining town in Klamath County, now in unincorporated Siskiyou County, California.[1]
It is located on Black Bear Creek, tributary of the Salmon River.[1]
History
Black Bear, now in Siskiyou County was a gold mining camp, in the now defunct Klamath County, that had a post office from 1869. From 1874 it was within that part of Klamath County annexed to Siskiyou County. Its post office was closed and moved to Sawyers Bar in 1941.[2]
References
- 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Black Bear
- ↑ Frickstad, Walter N., A Century of California Post Offices 1848-1954, Philatelic Research Society, Oakland, CA. 1955, Pages 60-69.
Coordinates: 41°14′29″N 123°10′39″W / 41.24139°N 123.17750°W
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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