Kit Carson, California
Encyclopedia
Kit Carson is an unincorporated community
in Amador County
, California
, United States
.
Kit Carson is located at the north end of Silver Lake
in the Eldorado National Forest
. It lies at an elevation of 7,287 feet (2,221 m).
Kit Carson's first post office was established in 1951. It has the zip code
of 95644.
The town is named after famous explorer Kit Carson
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Amador County
Amador County, California
Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,091. The county seat is Jackson.Amador County bills itself as "The Heart of the Mother Lode" and lies within the Gold Country...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Kit Carson is located at the north end of Silver Lake
Plasse, California
Plasse is an unincorporated community in Amador County, California.Plasse is located near Silver Lake in the Eldorado National Forest. It lies at an elevation of 7287 feet ....
in the Eldorado National Forest
Eldorado National Forest
Eldorado National Forest is a U.S. National Forest located in the central Sierra Nevada mountain range, in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S. National Forest]] located in the central [[Sierra Nevada |Sierra Nevada]] [[mountain range]], in eastern Eldorado National Forest is a [[U.S...
. It lies at an elevation of 7,287 feet (2,221 m).
Kit Carson's first post office was established in 1951. It has the zip code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 95644.
The town is named after famous explorer Kit Carson
Kit Carson
Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson was an American frontiersman and Indian fighter. Carson left home in rural present-day Missouri at age 16 and became a Mountain man and trapper in the West. Carson explored the west to California, and north through the Rocky Mountains. He lived among and married...
.