Often referred to as a "semi-ghost town," Dutch Flat has an official population of only 133 people. However, during its Gold Rush boom years (between 1851 and 1873), the town boasted over 5,000 ...

Dutch Newsom, the governor’s youngest, was named for Dutch Flat, for Dutch Flat, California, a tiny Sierra Nevada town off Interstate 80 about an hour from Lake Tahoe.