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Adelaida, California
The restored Adelaida School in 2013
The restored Adelaida School in 2013
Adelaida, California is located in California
Adelaida, California
Adelaida, California
Location in California
Adelaida, California is located in the United States
Adelaida, California
Adelaida, California
Location in the United States
Country United States
State California
County San Luis Obispo
Elevation
1,404 ft (428 m)
Time zone UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s) 805
GNIS feature ID 1660231
Cinnabar (Klau Mine, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA) (18850533985)
Cinnabar ore specimen from the old Klau Mine

Adelaida (pronounced as, and in the 19th century commonly spelled as Adelaide) is an unincorporated community in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Adelaida is 10 miles (16 km) west of Paso Robles. The community had a post office from 1877 to 1936.

History

In the 1880s, the population of Adelaida was approximately 500, supported by the prospering Klau and Buena Vista mercury mines. The town boasted a community center, saloon, dance hall, general store, and four schools. The population increased further in 1898 with an influx of Mennonite settlers. The Adelaida School, located near the entrance to the Osgood Ranch on Chimney Rock Road, was built in 1917. It is being restored by the Adelaida Historical Foundation. This school and the Adelaida Road cemetery are all that is left of old Adelaida. Although the quicksilver mines were in operation into the 1970s, most of the local businesses had long since relocated to Paso Robles.

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