Jenny Lind is an unincorporated community in Calaveras County, California.

Located on the north bank of the Calaveras River, Jenny Lind was a placer mining town as early as 1849.

Being on the main road from Stockton, it was also an important freighting center for the area.

Another says that the braying of pack mules prompted the miners to use the singer's name in sarcastic humor.

[7] Federally, Jenny Lind is in California's 4th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson.