Latrobe (formerly, La Trobe)[2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] Today a small community, in its heyday it was an important railroad town with a population of 700 to 800.[3]

Latrobe
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°33′35″N 120°59′02″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	El Dorado County
Elevation [1]	761 ft (232 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	219

Latrobe was the terminus of the Placerville and Sacramento Rail Road.[2] The name, bestowed by F.A. Bishop, chief engineer of the railroad, was in honor of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, America's first railroad.[2] A post office operated at Latrobe from 1864 to 1921.[2]

Geography

Latrobe is located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Placerville,[2] at an elevation of 761 feet (232 m).[1] According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Latrobe has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[4]

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