Welcome to Grass Valley ...

So far, we found very little information about Grass Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Grass Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Grass Valley, please Contact Us.

Grass Valley would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

The location of Grass Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

Grass Valley was founded in 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Grass Valley: Grass Vly. (or less commonly used: Grass Vally. or Grass Vlly.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Grass Valley is 5,900 feet [1,798 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Grass Valley is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Grass Valley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Grass Valley still existed, it would have been in the (775) area code.

Communities Also Named Grass Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Grass Valley - they are located in California, Montana and Oregon.

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

Communities near Grass Valley ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Grass Valley.

Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Blade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
- Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
Austin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Lander County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <5>
Clifton ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Lander County
Canon City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Lander County
Jacobsville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Jacobsville is located in Lander County
Lander City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
- Lander City is located in Lander County
Canyon City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
- Canyon City is located in Lander County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Grass Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grass Valley.

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

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

Adding Grass Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Grass Valley 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 Grass Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Grass Valley post office opened in 1911.

We also found Grass Valley on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Grass Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Nevada: nv.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 Grass Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, 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 Grass Valley - 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/