Welcome to Scales ...
So far, we found very little information about Scales. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scales to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scales, please Contact Us.
Scales would have been located within present day Sierra County<2>.
The location of Scales has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Scales, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Scales is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Scales is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Scales was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Scales still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Scales ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scales - it's located in Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scales.
Communities near Scales ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scales.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- La Porte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte
- La Porte is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte <5>
- Queen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Goodyears Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
- Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <5>
- Strawberry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Valley
- Strawberry Valley is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strawberry Valley <5>
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Depot Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Little Grass Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Clipper Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clipper Mills
- Clipper Mills is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clipper Mills <5>
- Downieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
- Downieville is located in Sierra County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <5>
- Camptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camptonville
- Camptonville is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camptonville <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 Scales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scales.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scales. 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 Scales.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scales. See our Newspapers Page for Scales.
Adding Scales to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Scales 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 Scales was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Scales post office opened in 1880.
We also found Scales in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Scales.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/
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 Scales, 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 Sierra, 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 Scales - 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/ |