Welcome to Fredericksburg ...

Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County<1>.

The location of Fredericksburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredericksburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Fredericksburg is 5,070 feet [1,545 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Fredericksburg is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fredericksburg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fredericksburg is within the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Fredericksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Fredericksburg - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Texas and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fredericksburg.

Communities near Fredericksburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fredericksburg.

• South Lake Tahoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake Tahoe
  • South Lake Tahoe is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lake Tahoe <4>
• Alpine Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
  • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
• Gardnerville Ranchos
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardnerville Ranchos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
  • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Sheridan ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Sorensens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
  • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Gardnerville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville
  • Gardnerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardnerville <4>
• Minden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden
  • Minden is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden <4>
• Marklee Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marklee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
  • Marklee Village is located in Alpine 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 Fredericksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fredericksburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fredericksburg. 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 Fredericksburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fredericksburg. See our Newspapers Page for Fredericksburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredericksburg ...

Looking for more information about Fredericksburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Fredericksburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Fredericksburg.

Adding Fredericksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fredericksburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Fredericksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fredericksburg post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredericksburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fredericksburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alpine County: www.co.alpine.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/