Placerville

E42809

city municipality

Placerville is a historic Gold Rush-era town in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills, known for its mining heritage and preserved 19th-century downtown.

Aliases (1)

Placerville, California ×5

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
country	United States →
county	El Dorado County →
economySector	retail → tourism → wine industry →
elevation	approximately 1,867 feet → approximately 569 meters →
governingBody	Placerville City Council →
governmentType	council–manager →
hasAreaCode	530 →
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate →
hasFeature	downtown commercial district from 19th century → historic Gold Rush-era buildings →
hasFormerName	Hangtown →
hasHistoricDistrict	Placerville Historic Main Street District →
hasHistoricRole	supply center for Sierra Nevada mining camps →
hasLandmark	Bell Tower on Main Street → El Dorado County Courthouse → Fountain & Tallman Museum →
hasMuseum	El Dorado County Historical Museum →
hasPostalCode	95667 →
hasRecreationalActivity	heritage tourism → outdoor recreation in nearby Sierra Nevada → wine tasting →
hasUTCOffset	UTC−08:00 →
hasUTCOffsetDST	UTC−07:00 →
historicalPeriod	California Gold Rush →
isCountySeatOf	El Dorado County →
knownFor	gold mining heritage → historic Main Street → preserved 19th-century downtown →
locatedEastOf	Sacramento →
locatedIn	Sierra Nevada foothills →
locatedInMetropolitanArea	Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom metropolitan area →
locatedInTimeZone	Pacific Time Zone →
locatedOnTransportRoute	U.S. Route 50 →
locatedWestOf	South Lake Tahoe →
near	Apple Hill agricultural area →
originalName	Dry Diggings →
partOfRegion	Gold Country → Northern California →
state	California →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cameron Park → El Dorado Hills →	locatedWestOf
Coloma → Coloma, California ("Placerville, California") →	nearbyCity
Eldorado National Forest ("Placerville, California") → Pollock Pines →	nearestCity
El Dorado County →	contains
Gold Country →	containsCityOrTown
Mother Lode region →	containsSettlement
El Dorado County →	countySeat
Shingle Springs ("Placerville, California") →	hasNearbyCity
Eldorado National Forest ("Placerville, California") →	headquartersLocation
Shingle Springs →	isLocatedWestOf
Pollock Pines →	locatedBetween
Georgetown, California ("Placerville, California") →	locatedNorthOf