Smithflat, California

Unincorporated community in California, United States

38°44′05″N 120°45′19″W / 38.73472°N 120.75528°W / 38.73472; -120.75528

Unincorporated community in California, United States

Smithflat

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Coordinates: 38°44′05″N 120°45′19″W / 38.73472°N 120.75528°W / 38.73472; -120.75528CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation

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2,224 ft (678 m)

Smithflat (formerly, Smith's Flat, Smiths Flat, and Smith Flat) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.^[1] It lies 4 km (2.5 mi) east of Placerville and 7.2 km (4.5 mi) west of Camino at an elevation of 2224 feet (678 m).^[1]

The Smith's Flat post office opened in 1876 and was renamed to Smithflat in 1895.^[2] The name honors Jeb Smith, a rancher who settled here early.^[2]

Smithflat was one of the 93 wagon train stops along the Johnson Pass route across the Sierra Nevada. The Smith Flat House, built in the 1850s, is the last of these stations still in existence.^[3] It is now a restaurant.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Smithflat, California
^ ^a ^b Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 557. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
^ "Calendar". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, CA. August 6, 1989. Retrieved December 27, 2023.