Mormon Bar, California

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

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

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Mormon Bar is an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California. It is located {{convert|2|mi|km}} south-southeast of Mariposa,{{California's Geographic Names|805}} at an elevation of 1772 feet (540 m). Mormon Bar is located near State Route 49.

File:Mormon Bar Mariposa.jpg

It was settled during the California Gold Rush. Mormons occupied the place during the winter of 1849/50. It was first mined by veterans of the Mormon Battalion in 1849 after their discharge in 1847. They did not stay very long, and other miners came and occupied the site.

At one time there was a significant Chinese presence there.

Mormon Bar is California Historical Landmark #323.{{cite ohp|323|Mormon Bar|2012-10-09}}

It is somewhat of a ghost town, and is listed on many maps and ghost town travel guides as such.