Welcome to Indian Gulch ...
So far, we found very little information about Indian Gulch. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Indian Gulch to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Indian Gulch, please Contact Us.
Indian Gulch would have been located within present day Mariposa County<2>.
The location of Indian Gulch has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Gulch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Indian Gulch is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Indian Gulch was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Indian Gulch would have been located in the (209) area code.
Communities near Indian Gulch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Indian Gulch.
- Merced
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced
- Merced is located in Merced County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merced <5>
- Hornitos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornitos
- Hornitos is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornitos <5>
- Catheys Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catheys Valley
- Catheys Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catheys Valley <5>
- Bear Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
- Merced Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merced Falls
- Merced Falls is located in Merced County
- Mount Bullion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
- Bagby ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Mariposa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariposa
- Mariposa is located in Mariposa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mariposa <5>
- Planada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planada
- Planada is located in Merced County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Planada <5>
- Le Grand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grand
- Le Grand is located in Merced County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Grand <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 Indian Gulch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indian Gulch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Indian Gulch. 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 Indian Gulch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Indian Gulch. See our Newspapers Page for Indian Gulch.
Adding Indian Gulch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Indian Gulch 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 Indian Gulch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Indian Gulch post office opened in 1855.
We also found Indian Gulch in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Gulch.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mariposa County: www.mariposacounty.org/
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 Indian Gulch, 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 Mariposa, 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 Indian Gulch - 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |