Clearing House
Unincorporated community
Panoramic view of Clearing House from California State Route 140
Panoramic view of Clearing House from California State Route 140
Clearing House is located in California
Clearing House
Clearing House
Location in California
Clearing House is located in the United States
Clearing House
Clearing House
Clearing House (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°39′54″N 119°52′03″W / 37.66500°N 119.86750°W / 37.66500; -119.86750
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyMariposa County
Elevation
[1]
1,555 ft (474 m)

Clearing House (formerly, Clearinghouse) is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.[1] It is located on the north bank of the Merced River 5 miles (8 km) west of El Portal,[2] at an elevation of 1555 feet (474 m).[1]

The Clearinghouse post office operated from 1913 to 1933.[2] The place name comes from the Clearinghouse Mine, so named as it was an exchange place for gold bullion and certificates during the Panic of 1907.[2]

After the construction of the Yosemite Valley Railroad, Clearing House became a railroad stop. The mines continued to operate into the 1950s.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clearing House, California
  2. 1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 759. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
  3. ↑ Radanovich, Leroy (2010). Yosemite Valley Railroad. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9781439640333.


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