Deadwood, Trinity County, California

Deadwood
Ghost town
Deadwood
Coordinates: 40°43′10″N 122°44′01″W / 40.71944°N 122.73361°W / 40.71944; -122.73361Coordinates: 40°43′10″N 122°44′01″W / 40.71944°N 122.73361°W / 40.71944; -122.73361
Country United States
State California
County Trinity
Elevation 2,835 ft (864 m)
GNIS feature ID 1655958[1]

Deadwood is a ghost town in Trinity County, California.[1][2]

Deadwood was named from adjacent forests of dead timber.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Deadwood". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Deadwood, Trinity County, California from ghosttowns.com accessed on Jan. 2, 2014.
  3. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 102.


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