Hello,
I am looking for the name of the Rd that the Hamlet of Uno was on in Cosumnes Twp. also I am looking for a Plat Map of Cosumnes Twp.. I am trying to Locate the Ranch of:
DELBERT W THORNE Parcel: Township 008N, Range 012E, Section 7, He lived in Ono.
Also JOHN B FARNSWORTH Parcel: Township 008N, Range 012E, Section 18 He and his wife ran the Store and Post office in UNO.
Thank You
Kurt

Here is a map the red dot spot indicating the Umatilla gold mine, http://californiamaps.org/place.php?county=El+Dorado&fea...

Zoom in.

I believe the 'Uno Mine' was to the east of the Umatilla Mine un-named road and to the north. The 'No Mine' RD. (No 1 Mine RD? or was the U dropped?) a little to the north is probably actually the old Uno Mine RD. If you look at the satellite map, of this area you will see old trails that connect the Un-named Rd. and No Mine Rd. The County Rd that is mentioned in the census records is likely either Omo Ranch RD. or Cedar Creek / Coyoteville Rd.
I believe this un-named Rd or Uno / No Mine Rd is where Delbert THORNE lived.,
I think this is where Uno actually was 'NOT' on Cedar Creek RD (Coyoteville), as mentioned by Doug NOBLE in his report on old Post Offices, but very close. However it would be nice to compare the property to a plat map, or County Township Atlas.

Uno was in the Fair Play district, in 1910, Delbert and Martha THORNE lived two Farm houses down from the Post Office/Store owned by John B. and Sarah FARNSWORTH (1892-1914), With Jonas WHITE in Between. The two following Delbert were Henry H. MONSEES and Ray C. MURPHY the census ended. And before the Store/PO. were the families of Frank GOFFINET William H WARREN, And Ellis WILLIAMSON

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The Post Offices of El Dorado County, by Doug NOBLE 2002

UNO: The Uno Post Office was established on Feb. 12, 1892 with Leander C.
Morris serving as the first of only three postmasters: Morris (1892), Sarah FARNSWORTH (1892-1914) and Nancy Giles (1914-1920). Uno was located about two miles to the southeast of Mt. Aukum on Cedar Creek, but rarely shows up on early maps, and never on those made after the 1880's. It is believed by some that the reason there is so little information on Uno is that it may also have been known as Coyoteville. The name is believed to have come from the Spanish word for "one", although that too is questioned by some. Apparently the only business in town was the FARNSWORTH store, in which the Post Office was conveniently located. Nothing remains of Uno, or for that matter, Coyoteville.
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In 1920 Martha THORNE is still living there and two doors down from the Post office ran by Nancy Giles (1914-1920)
They were living next door to Harper and Rose WHITE, Martha and the Uno Store is one a Private Road, when the Census taker goes to their house it is the last one there, as next he is on a County Road (Which County RD?)........, before the PO/Store was the William WALLOUPE family, the Frank GOFFINET and the Blair FRENCH family.

I imagine some of these people lived across the street from each other, Could it be this road was a dividing road between sections........

"Uno Mine
The Uno Mine was a placer gold, drift mine three miles south of the town of Fair Play, near the site of the former town of Uno."

Check out the Rescue Historical Society web site at:

http://www.rescuehistorical.com/

Click on "Document Library" at the top then under Maps click on Western El Dorado County. This map shows UNO and its approximate location.

John Best

Hello John,
Thank You for the information and the map. Do you know if there is a Township Plat map that shows the location of the different Sections in the Township? As I know see both the Hamlett of Coyoteville and Uno, both of which are in "Section 18", Township 8 N, Range 12 E. and the THORNES were living two ranches away, in Parcel: Township 008N, Range 012E, Section 7.
The map you have posted also seems to confirm that Uno was in that area. By the way what year was that map drawn?
Thank You
Best regards
Kurt

Hi Kurt,

I have looked at the USGS maps for El Dorado County on line.

I will see if I can find the URL and post it.

I don't know the year the map was made. It was probably made by my ggrandmother's sister who is in her 90's and lives in Placerville. I can check with her gggrandaughter in Oregon. I think she sent it to me.

I will get back to you on the USGS map URL and the age of the map.

My family is from the Rescue area.

John
Belen, New Mexico

HiKurt,

Here is a site wwwhere you can find and examine topo maps.
It is called Topozone.

http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=38.84194&lon=-120.67...

John

Kurt,

This site used to free. They have improved it lot and now have GPS coordinates. You should be able to find UNO.

USGS used to have a lot of old maps which may have shown UNO. For instance, I have an old San Francisco Bay Are map from 1915.

John

Umatilla Mine
The somewhat mysterious Umatilla Mine, owned by C.J. Gardner in 1898, was a placer
gold mine near the town of Uno, three miles south of the town of Fair Play. The town of Uno
was located about two miles to the southeast of Mt. Aukum, on Cedar Creek, but rarely
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shows up on early maps, and never on those produced after the 1880's. The town of Uno
may have earlier been known as Coyoteville.

http://www.eldoradolibrary.org/mines%20of%20el%20dorado%20co...

Umatilla Mine
The somewhat mysterious Umatilla Mine, owned by C.J. Gardner in 1898, was a placer
gold mine near the town of Uno, three miles south of the town of Fair Play. The town of Uno
was located about two miles to the southeast of Mt. Aukum, on Cedar Creek, but rarely
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shows up on early maps, and never on those produced after the 1880's. The town of Uno
may have earlier been known as Coyoteville.

http://www.eldoradolibrary.org/mines%20of%20el%20dorado%20co...

Hello,
Thank you both, As far as I can find both the mining towns named Coyoteville and Uno were both in in Township 008N, Range 012E, Section 18 of Cosumnes Township, El dorado County,
More or less just to the south of the Umatilla and Uno mine's, I think possibly the Uno Mine may have been part of the newer No Mine south of No road in the area of Coyote ridge.
It would also appear to me that the mining towns existed in the same place Coyoteville becoming Uno once the post office was established in 1892. Possibly taking the name of the Uno mine, as not to be confused with Coyoteville near Nevada city.
As the gold rush had passed its peak by 1892, there was likely not as much activity. As Coyote seems to have been located on the Cedar Creek Road. the Uno general store and post office was likely on the north east cornor of Cedar Creek Road and a private road.
This private Road I believe extended from the South Fork of the Cosumnes River near the old Bridgeport School on past Cedar Creek Road.
In fact if you look at the Google satellite map you can still see the path of this Old Ghost road through the tree's.
I could only imagine for a time that Coyoteville was alot larger when the initially miners arrived and the area or "business district" of Coyoteville was probably spread to the east of this intersection along Cedarville Road and likely ending about were the Cedar Creek mining camp once existed. Reported as being 1/2 mile from Coyoteville.
I have been in contact with Doug and I was excited to receive a 1925 plat map of the area that he has collected during his research projects.
I have included part of it below also with a partial map I found in Gold Days By Owen Cochran Coy 1919

I wonder if any earlier Atlas or plat maps exists? Any further information is appreciated.

Thank You
Best regards
Kurt

Hi Kurt,

Where did you obtain that map showing property owners and extent of property?

I have been looking for such a map of the Rescue area just to the northwest. I have several ancestors who lived in Mormon Gulch and Sweetwater Creek.

John Best