Welcome to Boca ...
Boca is located in Nevada County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Boca, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872.
Boca is 5,520 feet [1,682 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Boca is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Boca lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Boca: 530
Communities near Boca ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boca.
- Reno
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Reno is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
- Truckee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truckee
- Truckee is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truckee <3>
- Mystic ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Nevada County
- Prosser Lake Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Bronco ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Calvada ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Andover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Kings Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Beach
- Kings Beach is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Beach <3>
- Tahoe Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Vista
- Tahoe Vista is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahoe Vista <3>
- Verdi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
- Verdi is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verdi <3>
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 Boca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Boca.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Boca. 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 Boca.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Boca. See our Newspapers Page for Boca.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boca ...
Looking for more information about Boca? 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 Boca, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Boca.
Adding Boca to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Boca 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 Boca was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Boca post office opened in 1872.
We also found Boca in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Boca.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boca. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boca - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |