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Jayhawk (formerly, Jay Hawk)[2] was a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located 6.5 miles (10 km) southwest of Coloma,[2] at an elevation of 1161 feet (354 m).[1]
A post office operated at Jay Hawk from 1860 to 1865.[2]
Jayhawk was named for settlers from Missouri ("Jayhawks") who established the town. By 1883 Jayhawk was defunct.[3] The Jayhawk Cemetery remains today.
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jayhawk, 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. 505. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Sioli, Paolo (1883). Historical Souvenir of El Dorado County, California. Oakland, CA: Paolo Sioli. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-9658763-2-2.
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