Fourth Crossing, California

Willow Creek is a stream in Calaveras County, California. It was the site of an arson fire in 2016.

Calaveritas ("little skulls" in Spanish; formerly, Upper Calaveritas) is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California. It sits on the banks of the Calaveritas Creek at an elevation of 1,109 feet (338 m) above sea level and is located at 38°09′29″N 120°36′36″W. The community is in ZIP code 95249 and area code 209. Founded by Mexicans in 1849, the mining camp was relatively successful and by 1853, Calaveritas was well established, with one livery stable, two butcher shops, several general stores, restaurants, saloons, gambling halls, and fandango houses. Notorious bandit Joaquin Murrieta was supposedly a frequent visitor to the latter two. The town reached its peak in 1857, with an estimated population of around 800, the majority being Mexican or Chinese, but on August 3, 1858, a fire destroyed some of the buildings. By this time, the gold production had declined and some of its inhabitants moved to other locales. The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #255.Early on, the town was called Upper Calaveritas to distinguish it from another settlement Lower Calaveritas about 3.5 miles to the west. Lower Calaveritas has since become abandoned.

The Superior Court of California, County of Calaveras, also known as the Calaveras County Superior Court, is the branch of the California superior court with jurisdiction over Calaveras County.

The Thorn House is a historic house located at 87 E. St. Charles Street in San Andreas, California. The house, which was built in 1861, was designed in the Carpenter Gothic style. The design features decorative bargeboards, a steeply sloping roof, a porch with a second floor veranda, and nine French doors opening to the outside. The brick used to build the house was imported from Stockton. The house also includes a landscaped garden covering nearly 3 acres (1.2 ha). Calaveras County Sheriff Ben Thorn built the house; Thorn was well known for capturing outlaws such as Black Bart, and historian Richard Coke Wood called him "one of the greatest men in the history of Calaveras County".The Thorn House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1972.

The Calaveras County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in San Andreas, California. The brick courthouse was built in 1867 and contained the county's courtroom, jail, and sheriff's office; until 1888, executions were also conducted in the building. The county's Hall of Records was built in front of the courthouse in 1893; the two buildings nearly touch and are considered part of the same complex. The building's jail held outlaw Black Bart, a notorious Northern California highwayman, during his 1883 trial. In 1966, the county moved its courthouse to a new building; the old courthouse is now the Calaveras County Museum, which is operated by the Calaveras County Historical Society.The Calaveras County Courthouse was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 28, 1972.

San Andreas (Spanish for "St. Andrew") is an unincorporated census-designated place and the county seat of Calaveras County, California. The population was 2,783 at the 2010 census, up from 2,615 at the 2000 census. Like most towns in the region, it was founded during the California Gold Rush. The town is located on State Route 49 and is registered as California Historical Landmark #252.

The John J. Snyder House is a historic house located at 247 W. St. Charles Street in San Andreas, California. Built in 1895, the house was designed in the Queen Anne style; it has been called "one of the largest and finest" houses in the style in Calaveras County. The front of the house has a raised central entrance with a porch; the porch's frieze is made up of turned spindles. A slanted bay with a large circular window is situated next to the entrance. The house has a gablet roof with a smaller gable over the front bay; the small gable includes a fan-shaped window surrounded by a roughcast infill decorated with colored glass and stones.John J. Snyder, the house's first owner, was an early settler of San Andreas who later became a district attorney in the area. Snyder lived in the house until his 1899 death. Snyder's wife Elizabeth lived in the house until 1938, after which the house became a rental property.The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 1984.

Altaville (Alta, Spanish for "Upper" and Ville, French for "town") is a former unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California, now located in the northwest portion of the city of Angels Camp. It sits at an elevation of 1,542 feet (470 m) above sea level and is located at 38°05′02″N 120°33′43″W, at the intersections of SR 49 and SR 4. The community is in ZIP code 95221 and area code 209. The town was established in 1852 on Cherokee Creek and was known variously as Cherokee Flat, Forks-of-the Road, Low Divide, and Winterton over its history. Notorious bandit Joaquin Murrieta supposedly spent so much time here that a mountain northwest of the creek was named Joaquin Mountain. Although gold was discovered here in 1854, it didn't last long, but the town survived due to its position as an important point for supplies and machinery. D.D. Demerest established a foundry here in 1854, and others soon followed. Most of the stamp mills and a large part of the mining machinery erected in Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties were built at the Altaville Foundry. A brick schoolhouse was built at Altaville in 1858 and the townsite was established in 1873. A post office was established in 1904, closed in 1943, and re-established in 1944.Altaville was also the site of an archaeological hoax, the Calaveras Skull. The town today is registered as California Historical Landmark #288.

The Altaville Grammar School in Altaville, California is one of the oldest grammar schools in California. It was built in 1858 of brick in the Greek Revival style and remained in use until 1950, when it was replaced by the Mark Twain Elementary School in Altaville. After its abandonment, it fell into disrepair, but was restored in 1989 by the Calaveras County Historical Society. The building serves now as an example of a typical schoolroom of the 19th century. The schoolhouse is registered as California Historical Landmark #499 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NPS-1979000471).

Prince-Garibaldi Building is a historical building in Altaville, California in Calaveras County. Altaville, California is just north of the town of Angels Camp. The building was built by B. R. Prince and G. Garibardi in 1852 as a general store on the first floor. The building is built built by David Strosberger out of rhyolite tuff stones designed. In 1857 a second floor was added and used for the store owner's living space. For a time the building was the Prince Undertaking Parlor with a plumed horse hearse. The Prince-Garibaldi Building is a California Historical Landmark No. 735 of California State Route 49.Bartholomew Romaggi Prince, B. R. Prince, Bartolo Prince, was born on March 7, 1829, in Romaggi, Liguria, Italy. He came to California in 1852. He married Mary Ann Hanratty (1839-1890) born in Northern Ireland died in Altaville. Prince and Garabardi opened the goods store in Altaville. Later he opened a quartz mine looking for gold in the California Gold Rush. Prince opened and ran the Altaville Hotel (on Murphys Road), livery stable (Prince's Livery and Feed on Angels Camp Rd. and San Andreas Rd., now the site of Altaville Aquatic Center), the Murphys Toll Road (now Grade Road), and undertaking parlor. For a time he ran a silkworm firm, the silk he sold to Italy. His silk won prizes at the local Calaveras County Fair. Prince owned most of the town's commercial firm for 47 years. When he retired he moved to Stockton, California, he died June 7, 1905, at age 76. Edward R. Prince, Frank R. Prince, Tessie R. [Prince] Favinger, Mary L. Buhrer, Lawrence G. Preston [AKA Goldstone], Bartolo and Mary Prince children and inlaws were: Frank Romaggi Prince (1861–1907), Dante Prince (1864–1911), Mary Romaggi Prince Fischer (1866–1920), Domingo Romaggi Prince (1868–1890), Joseph Romaggi Prince (1873–1923), Theresa Romaggi Prince Favinger (1873–1962) and Edward Romaggi Prince (1875–1945).

Bret Harte Union High School is a public high school serving Angels Camp, California, the only incorporated city in Calaveras County, California. The school was established in 1905 and is named after American poet Bret Harte. The school's official address is 321 South Main, P.O. Box 7000, Angels Camp, CA, 95221. Some directories indicate that the school is located in the unincorporated community of Altaville, California, at 364 Murphys Grade Road, Altaville, CA, 95221,

The Pioneer Cemetery, formerly known as the North Branch Cemetery, is a defunct cemetery established in c. 1851, and located along California State Route 12 in San Andreas, Calaveras County, California. It is the oldest known cemetery in Calaveras County.The site is listed as a California Historical Landmark (number 271), by the California Office of Historic Preservation since September 3, 1937.