Nashville (formerly, Nashville Bar, Quartzville, and Quartzburg)[2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located on the North Fork of the Cosumnes River 10.5 miles (17 km) south of Placerville,[2] at an elevation of 863 feet (263 m).[1]
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Coordinates: 38°34′44″N 120°50′43″W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | El Dorado County |
Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
The place was first called Nashville Bar, then Quartzville and Quartzburg, before being named for Nashville, Tennessee.[2]
A post office operated in Nashville from 1852 to 1854 and from 1870 to 1907.[2]
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