Lotus (formerly, Marshall and Uniontown) is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
El Dorado County
El Dorado County (; ''El Dorado'', Spanish language, Spanish for "The Golden ne), officially the County of El Dorado, is a List of counties in California, county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, ...
,
California
California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
, United States.
It is located west of
Coloma,
at an elevation of 722 feet (220 m).
The settlement was established in 1849 and named for
James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold.
In 1850, the name was changed to Uniontown to commemorate California's admission to the Union.
The name was changed to Lotus with the arrival of the post office in 1881.
Lotus once had a store, dance hall, and a large Chinese population, including a Chinese cemetery. At its peak, the town was estimated to have 8,000 to 10,000 residents; now it is overshadowed by its neighbor Coloma.
References
Unincorporated communities in California
Unincorporated communities in El Dorado County, California
Populated places established in 1849
1849 establishments in California
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