Frenchtown | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | California#USA |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Pushpin Image: | California Locator Map with US.PNG |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | California |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | El Dorado County |
Coordinates: | 38.6414°N -120.9114°W |
Elevation M: | 355 |
Elevation Ft: | 1165 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 364 |
Frenchtown (formerly, French Creek) is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California. It is located on French Creek 2miles south-southeast of Shingle Springs, at an elevation of 1165 feet (355 m).
The place was originally a mining camp set up by French Canadian and French miners.