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Glencoe
Glencoe is located in California
Glencoe
Glencoe
Location in California
Glencoe is located in the United States
Glencoe
Glencoe
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California
County Calaveras County
Elevation
2,749 ft (838 m)
Reference #: 280

Glencoe (formerly, Mosquito and Mosquito Gulch) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It lies at an elevation of 2749 feet (838 m) and is located at 38°21′15″N 120°35′06″W / 38.35417°N 120.58500°W / 38.35417; -120.58500. The community's ZIP code is 95232.

Glencoe was formerly called Mosquito Gulch. The business portion of the town was on the north side of Mosquito Gulch, but not one of the old buildings remains. The mines were first worked by Mexicans in the early 1850s. Quartz mining predominated but there was some placer mining as well.

The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #280.

The first post office was opened at Mosquito in 1858 but closed in 1869; it was re-established as Mosquito Gulch in 1873. The name was changed to Glencoe in 1912; the post office closed again in 1916, but was re-established in 1947.

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