Welcome to Dillon ...
So far, we found very little information about Dillon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dillon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dillon, please Contact Us.
Dillon would have been located within present day Nevada County<2>.
The location of Dillon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dillon is 3,040 feet [927 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dillon is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dillon was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Dillon still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Dillon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Dillon - they are located in Colorado, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dillon.
Communities near Dillon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dillon.
- Grass Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <5>
- Nevada City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Nevada City is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <5>
- Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Marsh Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- Alleghany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
- Alleghany is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alleghany <5>
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Emigrant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
- Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <5>
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Dillon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dillon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dillon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dillon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dillon. See our Newspapers Page for Dillon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dillon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dillon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |