Welcome to Frenches Ravine ...

So far, we found very little information about Frenches Ravine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Frenches Ravine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Frenches Ravine, please Contact Us.

Frenches Ravine would have been located within present day Yuba County<2>.

The location of Frenches Ravine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Frenches Ravine is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Frenches Ravine was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Frenches Ravine still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.

Communities near Frenches Ravine ...

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

• Grass Valley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Lake Wildwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
  • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
• North San Juan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Juan
  • North San Juan is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North San Juan <5>
• Bitney Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
  • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
• Bullards Bar ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullards Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullards Bar
  • Bullards Bar is located in Yuba County
• Newtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Nevada County
• Rough and Ready
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
  • Rough and Ready is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rough and Ready <5>
• Foster Bar ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
  • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
• Penn Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Valley
  • Penn Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Valley <5>

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 Frenches Ravine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Frenches Ravine.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.ca.us/

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