Welcome to Relief ...

Relief is located in Nevada County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Relief, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Relief is 3,940 feet [1,201 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Relief is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Relief: (530)

Communities Also Named Relief ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Relief - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Virginia and Washington (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Relief.

Communities near Relief ...

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

• Grass Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Colfax
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Lake City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
• Blue Tent
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
• Scotts Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
  • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
• Alleghany
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleghany
  • Alleghany is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alleghany <4>
• North Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
• Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
• Graniteville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada 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 Relief. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Relief.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relief ...

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

Adding Relief to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Relief 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 Relief was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Relief post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relief.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Relief. 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/