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Alpha is a former settlement in Nevada County, California. Alpha is located 2 miles (3.2 km) south-southeast of Washington.[2] It is situated at an elevation of 4,120 ft (1,260 m) above sea level.[3] Alpha had a post office during the period of 1855–1862.[4]

Alpha
Former settlement
Alpha Location in California
Coordinates: 39°19′50″N 120°46′53″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Nevada County
Elevation [1]	4,120 ft (1,260 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)

The Alpha Hydraulic Diggings were 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the town.

Gold

Gold was discovered at the place 1850; settlers arrived in 1852.[2] In gold rush days, the town's nickname was "Hell Out for High Noon City".[2]

Notable residents

Emma Nevada, opera singer (birthplace)[5]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpha, 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. 442. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
"Alpha (historical)". calsign.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
Tharp, Don. "Nevada County, California Post Offices and Communities Past and Present". Genealogy Trails. genealogytrails.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
"NO. 628 ALPHA HYDRAULIC DIGGINGS". beachcalifornia.com. Retrieved 2009-05-28.

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County seat: Nevada City
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CDPs	Alta Sierra Floriston Graniteville Kingvale‡ Lake of the Pines Lake Wildwood North San Juan Penn Valley Rough and Ready Soda Springs Washington
Unincorporated communities	Alta Hill Bitney Corner Carpenter Valley Casey Corner Cedar Ridge Chicago Park Crystal Lake Dew Drop French Corral Gaston Gateway Gold Flat Higgins Corner Hills Flat Hirschdale Kres Lake City Mooney Flat Newtown Norden North Bloomfield North Columbia Peardale Pinecrest Polaris Relief Scotts Flat Sebastopol Spring Hill The Oaks Town Talk Willow Valley Wolf You Bet
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