Jerseydale | |
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: | Mariposa County |
Coordinates: | 37.5636°N -119.8575°W |
Elevation M: | 1152 |
Elevation Ft: | 3779 |
Jerseydale is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located 9miles south-southwest of El Portal, at an elevation of 3779 feet (1152 m).
A post office operated at Jerseydale from 1889 to 1930.
Jerseydale was predominantly a gold mining community during the latter part of the nineteenth century.[1] In later years it became a significant apple-growing district.[2] Jerseydale is now the site of a Forest Service station and a fire station. The area is known for exceptionally heavy rainfall during winter storms.[3]