Welcome to Blue Canyon ...
Blue Canyon is located in Placer County<1>.
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The location of Blue Canyon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Canyon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1867.
A typical abbreviation for Blue Canyon: Blue Cyn. (or less commonly used: Blue Canyn. or Blue Cnyn.)
Blue Canyon is 4,690 feet [1,430 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Blue Canyon is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Blue Canyon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Blue Canyon: 530
Communities Also Named Blue Canyon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blue Canyon - it's located in Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Canyon.
Communities near Blue Canyon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Canyon.
- Grass Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Casa Loma
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <4>
- Dutch Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat
- Dutch Flat is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutch Flat <4>
- Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
- Gold Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Run
- Gold Run is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Run <4>
- Big Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Blue Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Canyon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Canyon. 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 Blue Canyon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Canyon.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Canyon ...
Looking for more information about Blue Canyon? 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 Blue Canyon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Canyon.
Adding Blue Canyon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue Canyon 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 Blue Canyon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blue Canyon post office opened in 1867.
We also found Blue Canyon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Canyon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Canyon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |