Latrobe, California
Unincorporated community in California, United States
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Sierra Nevada visible from Latrobe | |
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| Coordinates: 38°33′35″N 120°59′02″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | El Dorado |
| Elevation | 761 ft (232 m) |
Latrobe (formerly, La Trobe)[2] is an unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California, United States.[1] Today a small community, in its heyday it was an important railroad town with a population of 700 to 800.[3]
Latrobe was the terminus of the Placerville and Sacramento Rail Road.[2] The name, bestowed by F.A. Bishop, chief engineer of the railroad, was in honor of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, chief engineer of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, America's first railroad.[2] A post office operated at Latrobe from 1864 to 1921.[2]
Geography
Latrobe is located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Placerville,[2] at an elevation of 761 feet (232 m).[1] According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Latrobe has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.[4]
