38°24′32″N 121°00′25″W / 38.40889°N 121.00694°W
Carbondale | |
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Former settlement | |
  Carbondale Location in California  Carbondale Carbondale (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°24′32″N 121°00′25″W / 38.40889°N 121.00694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Amador County |
| Elevation | 223 ft (68 m) |
Carbondale (formerly, Buckeye)[2] is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It was located 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Ione on the Southern Pacific Railroad,[2] at an elevation of 223 feet (68 m).
The place's early economy was related to coal mining and shipment.[2] Large deposits of potter's clay were also mined in the area,[3] along with aluminum and sand at one time.[4] A post office operated at Carbondale from 1922 to 1955.[2]
Nothing remains of Carbondale today.
See also
edit- Carbondale, Orange County, California - Another town in California named Carbondale supported by coal mining
References
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carbondale, California
- ^ a b c d Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 461. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Sargent, J.L. (1927). Amador County History. Jackson, CA: Amador County Federation of Women's Clubs. p. 13.
- ^ "Carbondale". The Sacramento Union. Sacramento, CA. February 2, 1891. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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