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>.

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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 Area Code where Brandy City was located: 530

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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nevada City
  • From Brandy City to Nevada City
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Strawberry Valley
  • From Brandy City to Strawberry Valley
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camptonville
  • From Brandy City to Camptonville
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clipper Mills
  • From Brandy City to Clipper Mills
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goodyears Bar
  • From Brandy City to Goodyears Bar
• Foster Bar ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Foster Bar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Bar
  • Foster Bar is located in Yuba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Foster Bar
  • From Brandy City to Foster Bar
• Garden Valley ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Garden Valley is located in Yuba County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garden Valley
  • From Brandy City to Garden Valley
• Oroleve
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroleve
  • Oroleve is located in Butte County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oroleve
  • From Brandy City to Oroleve
• Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Forest
  • From Brandy City to Forest
• 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>

X2X - 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/