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Welcome to Chilcoot - Vinton ...

Chilcoot - Vinton is located in Plumas County<1>.

Chilcoot - Vinton is 5,010 feet [1,527 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Chilcoot - Vinton is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Chilcoot - Vinton lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Chilcoot - Vinton: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Chilcoot - Vinton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chilcoot - Vinton.

  • Portola
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Loyalton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Border Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Border Town is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
  • Cold Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
  • Beckwourth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Doyle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Copperfield ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Copperfield is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
  • Nashville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nashville is located in Washoe County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Calpine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Iron Horse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chilcoot - Vinton ...

Looking for more information about Chilcoot - Vinton? 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 Chilcoot - Vinton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chilcoot - Vinton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chilcoot - Vinton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Chilcoot - Vinton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Chilcoot - Vinton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.