Fine Gold, California
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Fine Gold is an unincorporated community
in Madera County
, California
. It is located 6.5 miles (10 km) west-southwest of North Fork
, at an elevation of 1352 feet (412 m).
A post office operated at Fine Gold from 1881 to 1882. When the town of Gold was established in 1894, the townsfolk moved there.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Madera County
Madera County, California
Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada north of Fresno County. It comprises the Madera-Chowchilla, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the population was 150,865...
, 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 is located 6.5 miles (10 km) west-southwest of North Fork
North Fork, California
North Fork is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located east of Raymond, at an elevation of 2638 feet .It is miles south east of Bass Lake and from Oakhurst. North Fork is also home of the Mono Indian Museum and the starting point of the Sierra scenic byway...
, at an elevation of 1352 feet (412 m).
A post office operated at Fine Gold from 1881 to 1882. When the town of Gold was established in 1894, the townsfolk moved there.