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Palmetto, California

Coordinates: 39°49′26″N 121°19′09″W / 39.82389°N 121.31917°W / 39.82389; -121.31917
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Palmetto
Nickname: 
Land of the Falling Star
Palmetto is located in California
Palmetto
Palmetto
Location in California
Palmetto is located in the United States
Palmetto
Palmetto
Palmetto (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°49′26″N 121°19′09″W / 39.82389°N 121.31917°W / 39.82389; -121.31917
Country United States
State California
CountyPlumas County
Elevation5,134 ft (1,565 m)

Palmetto is a former community in Plumas County, California, United States.[1] It lay at an elevation of 5134 feet (1565 m)[1] approximately 27.5 miles (44.3 km) from Quincy along the Oroville–Quincy Highway. A miner cabin and corral were once located there, but were demolished by the 1930s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Palmetto, California
  2. ^ Rensch, H. E.; Rensch, E. G.; Hoover, M. B. (1932). Historic Spots in California: Valley and Sierra counties.