Quartzburg, Mariposa County, California

[1] It was located on Burns Creek 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream from Hornitos.

[1] The name "Quartzburg" was bestowed by Thomas Thorn due to the quartz outcroppings at the place.

[1] As the placer gold ran out in the early 1860s the population left, many to settle in nearby Hornitos.

When the county road was built remaining ruins were bulldozed.

[2] One remaining trace of Quartzburg, is its cemetery, on the north side of Burns Creek, on the north side of the county road.