Welcome to Chinatown ...
So far, we found very little information about Chinatown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chinatown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chinatown, please Contact Us.
Chinatown would have been located within present day Amador County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chinatown is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Chinatown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Chinatown was located: 209 & 350<4>
Communities Also Named Chinatown ...
While we believe that this Chinatown is located in Amador County, we know of another 4 California communities named Chinatown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alameda, Mono, San Francisco and Santa Clara County.
Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named Chinatown - they are located in Hawaii, Illinois (2), Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada and New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Chinatown.
Communities near Chinatown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chinatown.
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sutter Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plymouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Amador City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Camanche Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- May ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- May is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Drytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oregon Bar ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Oregon Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Bar
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 Chinatown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chinatown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chinatown. 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 Chinatown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chinatown. See our Newspapers Page for Chinatown.
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 Chinatown, 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 Amador, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinatown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Chinatown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Chinatown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |