Welcome to Brandy City ...
So far, we found very little information about Brandy City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Brandy City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brandy City, please Contact Us.
Brandy City would have been located within present day Sierra County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Brandy City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brandy City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Brandy City is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Brandy City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Brandy City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Brandy City once stood is in the (530) area code.
Going back to its beginning, Brandy City was originally named Strychnine City. For more information about the names of Brandy City, see The Names of Brandy City on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Brandy City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brandy City.
- Nevada City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- 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 <5>
- Strawberry Valley
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Camptonville
(6 miles [9.7 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>
- Clipper Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- 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>
- Goodyears Bar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- 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>
- Foster Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
- Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
- Garden Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
- Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
- Oroleve
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
- Oroleve is located in Butte County
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Forest is located in Sierra County
- Queen City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
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 Brandy City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brandy City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brandy City. 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 Brandy City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brandy City. See our Newspapers Page for Brandy City.
Adding Brandy City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Brandy City 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 Brandy City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Brandy City post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brandy City.
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 Brandy City, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brandy City - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |