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Placer County was created from parts of Sutter and Yuba Counties in 1851. "Placer" is probably a contraction of the words plaza de oro (the place of gold) and in Spanish means "a place near a river where gold is found." The county derived its name from the numerous places where the method of extracting gold from the earth, called placer mining, was practiced. County Seat: Auburn Year Organized: 1851 Square Miles: 1,404

Neighboring counties

El Dorado County, California
Nevada County, California
Sacramento County, California
Sutter County, California
Yuba County, California

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Douglas County, Nevada
Washoe County, Nevada

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