Malakoff, California
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| Malakoff | |
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| Former settlement | |
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| Coordinates: 39°22′01″N 120°55′11″W / 39.36694°N 120.91972°WCoordinates: 39°22′01″N 120°55′11″W / 39.36694°N 120.91972°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Nevada County |
| Elevation[1] | 3,051 ft (930 m) |
Malakoff (also, Malakoff Diggings)[2] is a former settlement in Nevada County, California.[1] It lay at an elevation of 3051 feet (930 m).[1] Malakoff is located 1.25 miles (2.0 km) west of North Bloomfield.[2]
Malakoff was a mining town, named for Malakoff tower, near Sebastopol, a name in the news during the Crimean War.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malakoff, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 518-519. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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