Kelsey (formerly, Kelsey's Diggings) is an

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El Dorado County El Dorado County (), officially the County of El Dorado, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 191,185. The county seat is Placerville. The County is part of the Sacramento- Roseville-A ...

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. It is located north of Chili Bar, at an elevation of 1923 feet (586 m). A post office operated at Kelsey from 1856 to 1872, from 1875 to 1903, with several moves, and from 1920. The name honors

Benjamin Kelsey Benjamin or Ben Kelsey (1813 Kentucky – February 19, 1889 Los Angeles, California) was an early American pioneer of California with his brothers Andy and Sam Kelsey. He was a founder, often with one or more of his brothers, of several settleme ...

, who came to California in 1841 and discovered gold at the site in 1848. The town was first known as Kelsey's Diggings because of the mining there.

Education

The

Black Oak Mine Unified School District Black Oak Mine Unified School District (BOMUSD) is a school district headquartered in Georgetown, unincorporated El Dorado County, California. The district, with of land in its territory,

serves Garden Valley.Home page
Black Oak Mine Unified School District. July 20, 2002. Retrieved on October 27, 2010.

Climate

The

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subtype for this climate is "

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"(Mediterranean Climate).Climate Summary for Kelsey, California
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References

Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California Populated places in the Sierra Nevada (United States) Populated places established in 1848 1848 establishments in California Unincorporated communities in California {{ElDoradoCountyCA-geo-stub