Sonora California
Sonora California


This is one of the famous pocket-mining districts of the Sierra Nevada cast gold belt. Sonora, the seat of Tuolumne County, was founded in 1848 soon after the discoverey of rich placer deposits here and at Shaws Flat to the north. It was named for the state of Sonora in Mexico.

Sonora, California

Settled: 1848

Current Population: 2,078

Peak Population: na

Elevation: 2,100 Feet

Primary mineral: Gold


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