Soda Springs, Placer County, California
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Soda Springs is an unincorporated community
in Placer County
, California
. Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River
, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Granite Chief
. It lies at an elevation of 6047 feet (1843 m).
A resort that operated at Soda Springs burned down in 1898.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Placer County
Placer County, California
Placer County is a county located in both the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions of the U.S. state of California, in what is known as the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Greater Sacramento,...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Soda Springs is located on the North Fork of the American River
American River
The American River is a California watercourse noted as the site of Sutter's Mill, northwest of Placerville, California, where gold was found in 1848, leading to the California Gold Rush...
, 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Granite Chief
Granite Chief
Granite Chief is a mountain located in the Sierra Nevada near Lake Tahoe. The mountain rises to an elevation of and receives consistent heavy snowfall during the winter months....
. It lies at an elevation of 6047 feet (1843 m).
A resort that operated at Soda Springs burned down in 1898.