Rainbow, Placer County, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
Unincorporated community in California, United States
39°18′37″N 120°30′31″W / 39.31028°N 120.50861°W / 39.31028; -120.50861![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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Rainbow is an unincorporated community in Placer County, California.[1] Rainbow is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of Cisco Grove.[2] It lies at an elevation of 5781 feet (1762 m).[1]
Rainbow is named for the Rainbow Lodge, a tavern built on US 40 at the site in 1927. The lodge soon became a service stop on the highway and a recreational destination, with a small rope-pulled ski lift.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainbow, Placer County, California
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 543. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Hendley, Alvis (2017). "Rainbow Lodge Historical Marker". HMDb.org. Historical Marker Database. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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Municipalities and communities of Placer County, California, United States
County seat: Auburn
- Auburn
- Colfax
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- Loomis
- Rocklin
- Roseville
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communities
- Alpine Meadows
- Applegate
- Baxter
- Big Bend
- Blue Canyon
- Bowman
- Brockway
- Casa Loma
- Chambers Lodge
- Cisco
- Cisco Grove
- Clipper Gap
- Donner
- Emigrant Gap
- Gold Hill
- Hidden Valley
- Homewood
- Idlewild
- Iowa Hill
- Kilaga Springs
- Lake Forest
- Michigan Bluff
- Olympic Valley
- Ophir
- Rainbow
- Soda Springs
- Sunnyside
- Tahoe City
- Todd Valley
- Weimar
- Yankee Jims
towns
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