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Welcome to Andover ...

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

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

Andover would have been located within present day Placer County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Andover is 6,300 feet [1,920 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Andover is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The Area Codes where Andover was located: 530 & 837<4>

Communities Also Named Andover ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Andover - they are located in Connecticut, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Andover ...

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

  • Truckee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Donner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Norden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Prosser Lake Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
  • Soda Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Polaris
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
  • Soda Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Kingvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
  • Carnelian Bay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Dollar Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point

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

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

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

Adding Andover to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andover 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 (so far) for Andover was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andover.

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 Andover, 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 Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Andover - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Andover area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Andover area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.