Jerseydale, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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|name = Jerseydale

|settlement_type = Unincorporated community

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|subdivision_name1 = California

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Mariposa County

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|coordinates = {{coord|37|33|49|N|119|51|27|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}

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|elevation_ft = 3779

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Jerseydale is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located {{convert|9|mi|km|0}} south-southwest of El Portal,{{California's Geographic Names|788}} at an elevation of 3779 feet (1152 m).

A post office operated at Jerseydale from 1889 to 1930.

Jerseydale was predominantly a gold mining community during the latter part of the nineteenth century.{{cite book |last= Clark |first=William B. |author-link= |date=1970 |title=Gold Districts of California |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=msh1BgAAQBAJ&dq=jerseydale+mariposa&pg=PA80 |location=Sacramento, CA |publisher=California Division of Mines and Geology |page=80 |isbn=}} In later years it became a significant apple-growing district.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=25 Nov 1934 |title=Mariposa apples lead demand in valley stores |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/701306961/?terms=jerseydale&match=1 |work=The Fresno Bee |location=Fresno, CA |access-date=9 Dec 2023}} Jerseydale is now the site of a Forest Service station and a fire station. The area is known for exceptionally heavy rainfall during winter storms.{{cite news |last=Shields |first=Allan |date=24 Dec 1983 |title=Mariposa rainfall: 250 feet in 95 years |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/785155727/?terms=jerseydale&match=1 |work=Merced Sun-Star |location=Merced, CA |access-date=8 Dec 2023}}