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Emory (also, Richardsons) is a former settlement in Mariposa County, California. It was located on the Yosemite Valley Railroad 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Clearing House. Emory still appeared on maps as of 1934.

The name honors A. Emory Wishon, head of Yosemite Portland Cement Company, which mined limestone at the place.

Municipalities and communities of Mariposa County, California, United States

County seat: Mariposa

CDPs	Bear Valley Bootjack Buck Meadows Catheys Valley Coulterville El Portal Fish Camp Greeley Hill Hornitos Lake Don Pedro Mariposa Midpines Wawona Yosemite Valley

Unincorporated communities	Bagby Barrett Ben Hur Blanchard Briceburg Bridgeport Buena Vista Clearing House Curry Village Darrah Dogtown Elliott Corner Foresta Granite Springs Hayward Hites Cove Incline Indian Gulch Jerseydale Mormon Bar Mount Bullion North Wawona Ponderosa Basin South Wawona Yosemite Village Yosemite West

Former settlements	Agua Fria Bondville Chinquapin Drum Eightmile Elevenmile Elkhorn Emory Hokokwito Horseshoe Bend Kocher Kumaini Macheto Minear Mount Ophir Newtown Notomidula Opie Phillip's Flat Quartzburg Ridleys Ferry Sakaya Sloss Wenger Wiskala Yosemite Mill

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