California Gazetteer
Negro Creek is a physical feature (stream) in Nevada County. The primary coordinates for Negro Creek places it within the CA 95946 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Negro Creek |
| Category: | California physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 3.4 mi long; heads 1 mi. W of Rough and Ready, flows W, SW and NW to enter Lake Wildwood |
| History: | Named in recognition of historic black miners in the area. A proposal to change the name of Negro Creek to Black Miners Creek was rejected bythe BGN in 2012. |
| County: | Nevada County |
| Latitude: | 39.23734 |
| Longitude: | -121.21312 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Negro Creek: Negro Creek.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Negro Creek does not include property ownership information.
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Lake Wildwood, CA
(< 0.1 mile) Penn Valley, CA (3.1 miles SSE) Rough and Ready, CA (4.1 miles E) Smartsville, CA (4.9 miles WSW) Grass Valley, CA (8.2 miles E) |
Dobbins, CA
(9.3 miles N) Nevada City, CA (10.7 miles E) Alta Sierra, CA (10.8 miles SE) North San Juan, CA (10.9 miles NNE) Beale AFB, CA (11.6 miles SW) |
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Casey Corner, CA
(3.4 miles SE) Mooney Flat, CA (3.6 miles WSW) Bridgeport, CA (3.9 miles NNE) Big Oak Valley, CA (3.9 miles SW) Sucker Flat, CA (4.7 miles WSW) |
French Corral, CA
(5.5 miles NNE) Bitney Corner, CA (5.6 miles E) Timbuctoo, CA (5.8 miles WSW) Newtown, CA (6 miles E) Sunset View, CA (6.3 miles E) |
