Greenwood, El Dorado County, California
38°53′48″N 120°54′46″W / 38.89667°N 120.91278°W
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  Greenwood Location in California  Greenwood Greenwood (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′48″N 120°54′46″W / 38.89667°N 120.91278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,007 |
| Reference no. | 521 |
Greenwood (formerly, Long Valley, Green Valley, Lewisville, and Louisville) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Georgetown, at an elevation of 1608 feet (490 m).
The place was originally called Long Valley, then Green Valley, then Lewisville, and finally Greenwood, in honor of John Greenwood who set up a trading post there in 1848. The Louisville post office operated from 1852 to 1852, when it was moved and renamed to Greenwood. A schoolhouse operated at Greenwood until 1954, and since then local schoolchildren have been bused to Cool, although the school remains standing.
The community is now registered as California Historical Landmark #521.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Greenwood, El Dorado County
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 494. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ King, James (July 23, 2017). "The Greenwood School House". HMDb.org. Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ^ "Greenwood". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
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