Quartzburg, Mariposa County, California

Quartzburg (earlier, Burns' Creek, Burns' Camp, Burns' Ranch, and Burns' Diggings) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California.^[1] It was located on Burns Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream from Hornitos.^[1]

John and Robert Burns settled at the site in 1847.^[1] A mining camp grew up.^[1] A post office operated at Quartzburg from 1851 to 1861.^[1] The name "Quartzburg" was bestowed by Thomas Thorn due to the quartz outcroppings at the place.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 783-784. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Mariposa County, California, United States

County seat: Mariposa

CDPs	Bear Valley Bootjack Buck Meadows Catheys Valley Coulterville El Portal Fish Camp Greeley Hill Hornitos Lake Don Pedro Mariposa Midpines Wawona Yosemite Valley

Unincorporated communities	Bagby Barrett Ben Hur Blanchard Briceburg Bridgeport Buena Vista Clearing House Curry Village Darrah Dogtown Elliott Corner Foresta Granite Springs Hayward Hites Cove Incline Indian Gulch Jerseydale Mormon Bar Mount Bullion North Wawona Ponderosa Basin South Wawona Yosemite Village Yosemite West

Former settlements	Agua Fria Bondville Chinquapin Drum Eightmile Elevenmile Elkhorn Emory Hokokwito Horseshoe Bend Kocher Kumaini Macheto Minear Mount Ophir Newtown Notomidula Opie Phillip's Flat Quartzburg Ridleys Ferry Sakaya Sloss Wenger Wiskala Yosemite Mill

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