Bridgeport, Mariposa County, California

Bridgeport
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°26′00″N 120°00′16″W / 37.43333°N 120.00444°W / 37.43333; -120.00444Coordinates: 37°26′00″N 120°00′16″W / 37.43333°N 120.00444°W / 37.43333; -120.00444
Country	United States
State	California
County	Mariposa County
Elevation^[1]	1,499 ft (457 m)

Bridgeport (until 1852, Suckertown)^[2] is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California.^[1] It is located on Agua Fria Creek 5 miles (8 km) east of Catheys Valle,^[2] at an elevation of 1499 feet (457 m).^[1]

Originally called Suckertown, Andrew Church opened a store in 1852 and bestowed its current name.^[2]

References

1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bridgeport, Mariposa County, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 750. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

Municipalities and communities of Mariposa County, California, United States

County seat: Mariposa

CDPs	Bear Valley Bootjack Buck Meadows Catheys Valley Coulterville El Portal Fish Camp Greeley Hill Hornitos Lake Don Pedro Mariposa Midpines Wawona Yosemite Valley

Unincorporated communities	Bagby Barrett Ben Hur Blanchard Briceburg Bridgeport Buena Vista Clearing House Curry Village Darrah Dogtown Elliott Corner Foresta Granite Springs Hayward Hites Cove Incline Indian Gulch Jerseydale Mormon Bar Mount Bullion North Wawona Ponderosa Basin South Wawona Yosemite Village Yosemite West

Former settlements	Agua Fria Bondville Chinquapin Drum Eightmile Elevenmile Elkhorn Emory Hokokwito Horseshoe Bend Kocher Kumaini Macheto Minear Mount Ophir Newtown Notomidula Opie Phillip's Flat Quartzburg Ridleys Ferry Sakaya Sloss Wenger Wiskala Yosemite Mill

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