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Tuolumne County is
a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The county's name is commonly pronounced
"To All o' Me".
The northern half of Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county. As of 2000 the population
was 54,501. The county seat is Sonora, the county's only incorporated city.
History
Tuolumne County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Prior
to statehood, it had been referred to as Oro County. Parts of the county were given to Stanislaus County in 1854
and to Alpine County in 1864.
The name Tuolumne is of Native American origin and has been given different meanings, such as Many Stone Houses,
The Land of Mountain Lions and Straight Up Steep, the later an interpretation of William Fuller, a native Chief.
Mariano Vallejo, in his report to the first California State Legislature, said that the word is "a corruption
of the Indian word talmalamne which signifies 'cluster of stone wigwams.'"
The name may also mean "people who dwell in stone houses," i.e., in caves.
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Cities and towns
Chinese Camp
Columbia
Confidence
East Sonora
Groveland-Big Oak Flat
Jamestown
Mi-Wuk Village
Moccasin
Mono Vista
Phoenix Lake-Cedar Ridge
Sonora
Soulsbyville
Tuolumne City
Twain Harte
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