Welcome to Michigan Bar ...
So far, we found very little information about Michigan Bar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Michigan Bar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Michigan Bar, please Contact Us.
Michigan Bar would have been located within present day Sacramento County<2>.
The location of Michigan Bar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Michigan Bar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1855.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Michigan Bar is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Michigan Bar was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Michigan Bar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Michigan Bar.
- Elk Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
- Elk Grove is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 166,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Grove <5>
- Folsom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Folsom is located in Sacramento County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
- Folsom has also been known as:
- Folsom City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <5>
- Rancho Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cordova
- Rancho Cordova is located in Sacramento County
- Estimated population in 2015: 71,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cordova <5>
- Ione
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <5>
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Sutter Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
- Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <5>
- Plymouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
- Amador City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
- Amador City is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <5>
- May ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Carbondale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Carbondale is located in Amador 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 Michigan Bar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Michigan Bar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Michigan Bar. 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 Michigan Bar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Michigan Bar. See our Newspapers Page for Michigan Bar.
Adding Michigan Bar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Michigan Bar in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Michigan Bar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Michigan Bar post office opened in 1855.
We also found Michigan Bar in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Michigan Bar.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sacramento County: www.saccounty.net/
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 Michigan Bar, 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 Sacramento, 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 Michigan Bar - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |