Sly Park, California
38°43′17″N 120°35′05″W / 38.72139°N 120.58472°W
Sly Park | |
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 Jenkinson Lake near Sly Park | |
  Sly Park Location in California  Sly Park Sly Park (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°43′17″N 120°35′05″W / 38.72139°N 120.58472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 3,560 ft (1,085 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 459 |
Sly Park is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located in Sly Valley 13 miles (21 km) east of Placerville, at an elevation of 3560 feet (1085 m).
A post office operated at Sly Park from 1891 to 1919, with several moves. The name honors James Sly, one of the Mormons who discovered Sly Valley.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sly Park, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 557. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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