El Dorado County

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administrative division county

El Dorado County is a county in the Sierra Nevada region of Northern California known for its Gold Rush history, outdoor recreation, and proximity to Lake Tahoe.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
El Dorado County government 4
El Dorado County Supervisorial District 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division ⓘ
county ⓘ
admittedAsCountyWithStatehood yes ⓘ
areaCode 530 ⓘ
borders Alpine County ⓘ
Amador County, California ⓘ
surface form: Amador County

Douglas County, Nevada ⓘ
Lyon County, Nevada ⓘ
Placer County ⓘ
Sacramento County ⓘ
contains South Fork American River ⓘ
surface form: American River (South Fork segment)

Cameron Park ⓘ
Coloma ⓘ
Desolation Wilderness (part) ⓘ
Shingle Springs ⓘ
surface form: Diamond Springs

El Dorado Hills ⓘ
Eldorado National Forest ⓘ
surface form: Eldorado National Forest (part)

Georgetown ⓘ
Lake Tahoe ⓘ
surface form: Lake Tahoe (California side, southeast portion)

Placerville ⓘ
Pollock Pines ⓘ
Shingle Springs ⓘ
South Lake Tahoe ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
countySeat Placerville ⓘ
elevationRange Central Valley edge to Sierra Nevada crest ⓘ
establishedIn 1850 ⓘ
FIPSCode 06017 ⓘ
hasClimate Mediterranean climate in lower elevations ⓘ
alpine climate in higher elevations ⓘ
historicalEvent site of James W. Marshall’s 1848 gold discovery at Coloma ⓘ
knownFor California Gold Rush history ⓘ
apple orchards ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
proximity to Lake Tahoe ⓘ
wine production ⓘ
largestCity El Dorado Hills ⓘ
locatedIn Northern California ⓘ
Sierra Nevada ⓘ
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ
namedAfter El Dorado (legendary city of gold) ⓘ
observesDaylightSavingTime yes ⓘ
partOf Sacramento metropolitan area ⓘ
popularActivities boating on Lake Tahoe ⓘ
camping ⓘ
hiking and backpacking ⓘ
skiing and snowboarding ⓘ
whitewater rafting ⓘ
primaryEconomicSectors agriculture ⓘ
retail and services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
region Gold Country ⓘ
state California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
timeZone Pacific Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alpine County → borders → El Dorado County ⓘ
Placer County → borders → El Dorado County ⓘ
Sacramento County → borders → El Dorado County ⓘ
Northern California → contains → El Dorado County ⓘ
Gold Country → containsCounty → El Dorado County ⓘ
Coloma, California → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
El Dorado Hills → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
Emerald Bay → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
Georgetown → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
subject surface form: Georgetown, California
Placerville → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
Pollock Pines → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
South Lake Tahoe → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
Sutter's Mill → county → El Dorado County ⓘ
Coloma → governingBody → El Dorado County ⓘ
this entity surface form: El Dorado County government
Coloma, California → governingBody → El Dorado County ⓘ
this entity surface form: El Dorado County government
Georgetown → governingBody → El Dorado County ⓘ
subject surface form: Georgetown, California
this entity surface form: El Dorado County government
Pollock Pines → governingBody → El Dorado County ⓘ
this entity surface form: El Dorado County government
eastern California → hasPart → El Dorado County ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern California
Placerville → isCountySeatOf → El Dorado County ⓘ
Cameron Park → locatedIn → El Dorado County ⓘ
Coloma → locatedIn → El Dorado County ⓘ
Shingle Springs → locatedIn → El Dorado County ⓘ
this entity surface form: El Dorado County Supervisorial District