Placer County, California
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 36 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Auburn, Roseville, Tahoe City.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP23 of 36 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
36 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBPlacer was formed in 1851 (1851-04-25) from both SUTTER, Yuba.
PLACER created from both SUTTER and YUBA.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusPlacer County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,270 | 14,232 | 15,786 | 18,584 | 28,108 | 41,649 | 56,998 | 117,247 | 248,399 | 404,739 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS26 cemeteries and 16 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 26 of 26 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Chinese Cemetery |
| Clipper Gap Cemetery |
| Colfax Cemetery |
| Deadwood Cemetery |
| Dutch Flat Cemetery |
| Foresthill Protestant Cemetery |
| Last Chance Cemetery |
| Lincoln Cemetery |
| Lone Star Cemetery |
| Maidu Indian Burial Grounds |
| Manzanita Cemetery |
| Michigan Bluff Cemetery |
| New Auburn Cemetery |
| Newcastle Rocklin Gold Hill Cemetery |
| Old Auburn Cemetery |
| Old Iowa Hill Cemetery |
| Pioneer Grave |
| Placer County Hospital Cemetery |
| Rocklin Cemetery |
| Roseville Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery |
| Sheridan Russian Cemetery |
| Todd Valley Cemetery |
| Trails End Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Weimar Sanitorium Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 16 of 16
| Name |
|---|
| Andover |
| Baltimore |
| Bath |
| Drum |
| Flat Ravine |
| Goggins |
| Greekstore |
| Illinoistown |
| Mayflower |
| Millertown |
| Ralston |
| Red Point |
| Secret Canyon |
| Spruce |
| Stanford |
| Tamarack |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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