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Unincorporated community in California, United States
38°44′05″N
120°45′19″W
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38.73472°N 120.75528°W
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38.73472; -120.75528
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Smithflat
(formerly,
Smith's Flat
,
Smiths Flat
, and
Smith Flat
) is an
unincorporated community
in
El Dorado County, California
, United States.
[1]
It lies 4 km (2.5 mi) east of
Placerville
and 7.2 km (4.5 mi) west of
Camino
at an elevation of 2224 feet (678 m).
[1]
The Smith's Flat post office opened in 1876 and was renamed to Smithflat in 1895.
[2]
The name honors Jeb Smith, a rancher who settled here early.
[2]
Smithflat was one of the 93 wagon train stops along the
Johnson Pass
route across the Sierra Nevada. The Smith Flat House, built in the 1850s, is the last of these stations still in existence.
[3]
It is now a restaurant.
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