Welcome to Mystic ...
So far, we found very little information about Mystic. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Mystic to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mystic, please Contact Us.
Mystic would have been located within present day Nevada County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Mystic, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Mystic is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mystic is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Mystic was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Mystic still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Mystic ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Mystic - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Quebec and South Dakota.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mystic.
Communities near Mystic ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mystic.
- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <4>
- Sparks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Sparks is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106,900 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <4>
- Truckee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
- Truckee is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <4>
- Verdi - Mogul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verdi - Mogul. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi - Mogul
- Verdi - Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Verdi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Verdi is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdi <4>
- Mogul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Mogul is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Lawton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Polaris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Prosser Lake Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Galena ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Mystic. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mystic.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mystic. 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 Mystic.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mystic. See our Newspapers Page for Mystic.
Adding Mystic to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Mystic 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 Mystic was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Mystic.
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 Mystic, 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Mystic - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |