Yorkville, Placer County, California

Yorkville is a former settlement in Placer County, California.[1] Yorkville is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Yankee Jims.[1]

Yorkville was a mining camp that sprung up in 1853 at a site where gold was discovered.[1]

References

  1. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 579. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.



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