Sierra County

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Sierra County is a sparsely populated, mountainous county in northeastern California known for its rugged Sierra Nevada landscapes and historic Gold Rush-era towns.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sierra County canonical 8
Sierra County, California 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Lassen County
Lyon County, Nevada
Nevada County
Plumas County
Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County

Yuba County
contains Downieville
Gold Lake NERFINISHED
Lakes Basin Recreation Area
Little Truckee River
Loyalton
North Yuba River
linked to: Yuba River

Sierra Buttes
Sierra Valley
Stampede Reservoir
country United States of America
governmentType county government
hasCharacteristic mountainous
rural
sparsely populated
hasClimate mountain climate
hasCountySeat Downieville
hasFeature alpine lakes
coniferous forests
historic mining camps
steep river canyons
hasIndustry forestry
mining
outdoor recreation
hasLargestSettlement Loyalton
hasOfficialLanguage English
historicalEvent California Gold Rush
knownFor historic Gold Rush-era towns
rugged Sierra Nevada landscapes
locatedIn California
Sierra Nevada
locatedInRegion Northern California
northeastern California
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
namedAfter Sierra Nevada
partOf Sierra Nevada region
United States Census Bureau
roadTraversedBy California State Route 49
California State Route 89
subdivisionOf State of California

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nevada County, California borderedBy Sierra County, California
linked to: Sierra County
Eastern California hasPart Sierra County
subject linked to: eastern California
Plumas County borders Sierra County
Yuba County borders Sierra County
Lassen County borders Sierra County
State Route 89 passesThrough Sierra County