Jacobsen, California

Coordinates: 39°00′20″N 120°23′08″W / 39.00556°N 120.38556°W / 39.00556; -120.38556

Jacobsen
Former settlement
Jacobsen

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°00′20″N 120°23′08″W / 39.00556°N 120.38556°W / 39.00556; -120.38556
Country United States
State California
County El Dorado County
Elevation[1] 5,860 ft (1,786 m)

Jacobsen (also, Jacobsens) is a former settlement in El Dorado County, California.[1] It was located 2.5 miles (4 km) west-southwest of Wentworth Springs,[2] at an elevation of 5860 feet (1786 m).[1] The site is now called Jacobsen Meadow.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobsen, California
  2. 1 2 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 504. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.


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