Mormon Bar, California

Mormon Bar is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located  south-southeast of Mariposa, at an elevation of 1772 feet (540 m). Mormon Bar is located near State Route 49.

It was settled during the California Gold Rush. Mormons occupied the place during the winter of 1849/50. It was first mined by members of the Mormon Battalion in 1849. They did not stay very long, and other miners came and occupied the site.

At one time there was a significant Chinese presence there.

Mormon Bar is California Historical Landmark #323.

It is somewhat of a ghost town, and is listed on many maps and ghost town travel guides as such.

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Mariposa County, California
Category:Mining communities of the California Gold Rush
Category:California Historical Landmarks
Category:Ghost towns in California
Category:Populated places established in 1849
Category:1849 establishments in California
Category:Unincorporated communities in California