Green Springs Ranch is a ranch in El Dorado County, California. It lies at an elevation of 1040 feet (317 m). Formerly The Hitchcock Ranch, California, its postal zip code is 95672 Rescue, California. History of Green Springs Ranch @edcgov.us Historical background The lands later known as the Green Springs Ranch can be first traced to ownership by John and Nicholas Hobart. Although it cannot be confirmed in the 1850 census that the Hobart brothers were specifically on this property, they were assessed for $3,000 in value for a "Green Springs Hotel" later in 1850. They may indeed be the first formal landowners, and the builders of the hotel. By June 1850, the brothers were advertising that the Green Springs Hotel, with four rooms on each floor, available for rent, served by the Birch stage line (Placer Times newspaper June 7, 1850). Rufus Hitchcock and his family had come to California apparently in 1849, and were listed twice in El Dorado County in the 1850 United States Census. The earlier of the two listings (October 1850) places him on the Green Springs property in a hotel. His wife, Nancy, is also listed as well as five young women with no occupation listed, two young men, said to be laborers, and a four-year-old girl, possibly a granddaughter of Nancy Hitchcock. One of the young women is Helen Trombly, reportedly the daughter of Nancy Hitchcock from her first marriage to Burrows. She is listed as 18 years old. Their nearest neighbors are the Hobart brothers, also listed with a hotel. Rufus Hitchcock may have had a survey completed for a pre-emption claim for the ranch, Hitchcock Ranch, California but it was not filed with the County. The family apparently took over the ranch in 1850, but remained mobile. The second federal census listing in 1850 for Rufus Hitchcock shows him in Placerville, California and vicinity, and dated to November 1850. His occupation is not legible, but again, his household includes Nancy, Ellen Hitchcock (possibly Helen Trombly) and a single woman, age 24, with no occupation. There is also a 46-year-old male clerk in the house, and Hitchcock declares a net worth of $25,000, far higher than any other individuals in the area. Rufus Hitchcock was apparently a notorious individual. A synopsis by a family member sent to the El Dorado County, California Pioneer Cemeteries Commission states that in the Fremont County, Iowa