Nevada City, California, United States

🇺🇸 Nevada City is the county seat of Nevada County, California, United States, 60 miles (97 km) north-east of Sacramento, 84 miles (135 km) south-west of Reno and 147 miles (237 km) north-east of San Francisco.

History European Americans first settled Nevada City in 1849, during the California Gold Rush, as Nevada ("snow-covered"). The Gold Tunnel on the north side of Deer Creek was the city's first mine, built in 1850. The first sawmill in Nevada City was built on Deer Creek, just above town, in August 1850, by Lewis & Son, with a water wheel. In 1850–51, Nevada City was the state's most important mining town, and Nevada County the state's leading gold-mining county. In 1851, The Nevada Journal became the first newspaper published in the town and county. The first cemetery in town, the Pioneer Cemetery, was founded around 1851 behind the Nevada City United Methodist Church, Nevada County's first denominational church.

The town of Nevada was incorporated on April 19, 1856. In 1864, the word “City” was added to its name to relieve confusion with the nearby state of Nevada, and the town has legally been known as Nevada City ever since. The former town of Coyoteville later became Nevada City's north-western section.

Buildings and structures The Nevada City Downtown Historic District covers the downtown section roughly bounded by Spring, Bridge, Commercial, York, Washington, Coyote, and Main Streets. Several historical buildings have received National Register of Historic Places or California Historical Landmark status, and have been preserved. These include: • Court house and city hall Art Moderne facades are attributable to Works Progress Administration projects. • Doris Foley Library for Historical Research (NRHP No. 90001809), 211 North Pine Street, is a Carnegie library. • Miners Foundry (CHL No. 1012), 325 Spring Street, was the first manufacturing location of the Pelton wheel. • National Hotel (CHL No. 899), 211 Broad Street, is one of the oldest continuously operating hotels west of the Rocky Mountains. • Nevada City Firehouse No. 2 • Nevada Brewery (NRHP No. 85002303), 107 Sacramento Street, was used for brewing and serving lager beer to the mining community. • Nevada Theatre (CHL No. 863), 401 Broad Street, is California's oldest original-use theatre. • South Yuba Canal Office (CHL No. 832), 134 Main Street, was used during the period of 1857 to 1880.

Geography Nevada City is located at 2,500 feet above sea level.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km²), 99.83% of it land and 0.17% water.

Nevada, Missouri, is named after Nevada City.

Most of Nevada City lies on brown sandy loam soils of the Hoda series which developed on granitic rock.