38°33′26″N 120°43′36″W / 38.55722°N 120.72667°W
Aukum | |
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  Aukum Location in California  Aukum Aukum (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′26″N 120°43′36″W / 38.55722°N 120.72667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado County |
| Elevation | 2,155 ft (657 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 861 |
Aukum (Miwok: Ochum),[2] officially Mount Aukum, is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California.[1] It is located 1 mi (1.6 km) northeast of River Pines, 1.2 mi (1.9 km) south of Mount Aukum and 8.5 mi (13.7 km) northeast of Plymouth, at an elevation of 2,155 feet (657 m).[1] The ZIP code is 95656.
The Aukum post office operated from 1895 to 1914 and 1920 to 1961, when it was changed to Mount Aukum.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Aukum, California
- ↑ El Dorado Library - Post Offices of El Dorado County
- ↑ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 445. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
Municipalities and communities of El Dorado County, California, United States | ||
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| Cities |  El Dorado County map | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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