Welcome to Orleans Flat ...

Orleans Flat is located in Nevada County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Orleans Flat: Orleans Flt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Orleans Flat for more information about variations on the name of Orleans Flat.

Orleans Flat is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Orleans Flat is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Orleans Flat lies within the (530) area code.

Communities near Orleans Flat ...

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

• Grass Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Nevada City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
• Graniteville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
• North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
• Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• Lake City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
• Marsh Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
• Goodyears Bar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
  • Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <4>
• Downieville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
  • Downieville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orleans Flat ...

Looking for more information about Orleans Flat? 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 Orleans Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orleans Flat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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