Clinton (formerly, Sarahville, Sarahsville, and Lincoln) is a small town in Amador County,

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. It is located south of Pine Grove, at an elevation of 1972 feet (601 m). Clinton was the center of a placer mining community during the 1850s and of

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mining as late as the 1880s. This town once decided Amador County elections as its votes were always counted last. Clinton is registered as a

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. A post office operated at Clinton from 1856 to 1859. Nowadays, Clinton is a picturesque little town made up of an assemblage of homes and historic buildings around the center of town. It has a population of about 45.

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Unincorporated communities in California Unincorporated communities in Amador County, California California Historical Landmarks {{AmadorCountyCA-geo-stub