Camp Richardson, California

Camp Richardson is an unincorporated community at Lake Tahoe, in El Dorado County, California.[1] It lies at an elevation of 6250 feet (1905 m) in the Sierra Nevada.[1]

Camp Richardson
Beach at Camp Richardson
Camp Richardson
Location in California
Camp Richardson
Camp Richardson (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°56′04″N 120°02′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyEl Dorado County
Elevation6,250 ft (1,905 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total13

A post office operated at Camp Richardson from 1927 to 1973, with a closure from 1964 to 1965.[2] The place is named after its first postmaster, Alonzo L. Richardson.[2] A USGS topographic map from 1891 shows Camp Richardson used to be called Yanks.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Richardson, California
  2. Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 460. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. United States Geological Survey (1891). Pyramid Peak Sheet (JPEG) (Topographic map). 1:125,000. Reston, VA: United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 17, 2018.


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