Bullards Bar, California
Bullards Bar (also, Bullard's Bar) is a former gold mining settlement in Yuba County, California.
Bullards Bar | |
|---|---|
Former settlement | |
  Bullards Bar Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′22″N 121°08′20″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yuba County |
| Elevation | 1,909 ft (582 m) |
It was located on the North Yuba River, at an elevation of 1909 feet (582 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills. It was 6 miles (9.7 km) southeast of Challenge,[2]
History
The name is in honor of Dr. Bullard, an early miner of the California Gold Rush here.[2] A post office operated at Bullards Bar from 1866 to 1914.[2]
Bullards Bar was inundated by New Bullards Bar Reservoir in the early 1970s.
See also
- Yuba River topics
- Mining communities of the California Gold Rush
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bullards Bar, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 457. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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