Cordua Bar, California
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Cordua Bar is a former settlement in Yuba County
, California
. It was located on the north bank of the Yuba River
northwest of Timbuctoo
.
The place was named after Theodore Cordua, local merchant. Speck's Bar was a corruption of the name of Jonas Spect, discoverer of gold on the Yuba River.
Yuba County, California
Yuba County is a county located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 72,155. The county seat is Marysville. Yuba County is part of the Greater Sacramento area.-History:Yuba County was one of the...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. It was located on the north bank of the Yuba River
Yuba River
The Yuba River is a tributary of the Feather River in the Sacramento Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is one of the Feather's most important branches, providing about a third of its flow. The main stem of the river is about long, and its headwaters are split into North, Middle and South...
northwest of Timbuctoo
Timbuctoo, California
Timbuctoo is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It lies northwest of Smartsville, at an elevation of 397 feet .-History:Timbuctoo was once the largest town in eastern Yuba County...
.
The place was named after Theodore Cordua, local merchant. Speck's Bar was a corruption of the name of Jonas Spect, discoverer of gold on the Yuba River.