A post office operated at Garden Valley from 1852 to 1853, from 1854 to 1862, from 1872 to 1895, and from 1896 to present (having moved in 1940).[2] The place was originally called Johntown in honor of the sailor who discovered gold at the site.[2] The name was changed in recognition that marketing vegetables was more lucrative than gold mining.[2]
The population in Garden Valley was 3,929 as of the 2020 census[3]
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Garden Valley, El Dorado County, California
^ abcdDurham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 489. ISBN1-884995-14-4.
^"Best Places to Live in Garden Valley (zip 95633), California".
^. Black Oak Mine Unified School District. July 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 27, 2010.
External linksedit
Garden Valley Mining Properties Collection, 1934-1938.
garden, valley, dorado, county, california, 85417, 85944, 85417, 85944, garden, valleyunincorporated, communitygarden, valleylocation, californiashow, californiagarden, valleygarden, valley, united, states, show, united, statescoordinates, 85417, 85944, 85417,. 38 51 15 N 120 51 34 W 38 85417 N 120 85944 W 38 85417 120 85944 Garden ValleyUnincorporated communityGarden ValleyLocation in CaliforniaShow map of CaliforniaGarden ValleyGarden Valley the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 38 51 15 N 120 51 34 W 38 85417 N 120 85944 W 38 85417 120 85944CountryUnited StatesStateCaliforniaCountyEl Dorado CountyElevation 1 1 949 ft 594 m Population 2010 Total2 391Garden Valley formerly Johntown is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County California 1 It is located on Johntown Creek 6 25 miles 10 km north northwest of Chili Bar 2 at an elevation of 1949 feet 594 m 1 A post office operated at Garden Valley from 1852 to 1853 from 1854 to 1862 from 1872 to 1895 and from 1896 to present having moved in 1940 2 The place was originally called Johntown in honor of the sailor who discovered gold at the site 2 The name was changed in recognition that marketing vegetables was more lucrative than gold mining 2 The population in Garden Valley was 3 929 as of the 2020 census 3 Education editThe Black Oak Mine Unified School District serves Garden Valley 4 References edit nbsp California portal a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Garden Valley El Dorado County California a b c d Durham David L 1998 California s Geographic Names A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State Clovis Calif Word Dancer Press p 489 ISBN 1 884995 14 4 Best Places to Live in Garden Valley zip 95633 California Home page Black Oak Mine Unified School District July 20 2002 Retrieved on October 27 2010 External links editGarden Valley Mining Properties Collection 1934 1938 nbsp This El Dorado County California related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garden Valley El Dorado County California amp oldid 1167019307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
