Welcome to Clipper Gap ...

Clipper Gap is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clipper Gap, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Clipper Gap is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Clipper Gap lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Clipper Gap: 530

Communities near Clipper Gap ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Clipper Gap.

• Rocklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklin
  • Rocklin is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocklin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rocklin
  • From Clipper Gap to Rocklin
• Lincoln
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lincoln
  • From Clipper Gap to Lincoln
• Auburn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auburn
  • From Clipper Gap to Auburn
• Grass Valley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Grass Valley
  • From Clipper Gap to Grass Valley
• Loomis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
  • Loomis is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Loomis
  • From Clipper Gap to Loomis
• Colfax
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Colfax
  • From Clipper Gap to Colfax
• North Auburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
  • North Auburn is located in Placer County
• Cool
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
  • Cool is located in El Dorado County
  • Former name for Cool:
  • Cave Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cool <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cool
  • From Clipper Gap to Cool
• Lake of the Pines
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake of the Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake of the Pines
  • Lake of the Pines is located in Nevada County
• Weimar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimar
  • Weimar is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weimar <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Weimar
  • From Clipper Gap to Weimar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clipper Gap ...

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

Adding Clipper Gap to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clipper Gap 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 Clipper Gap was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Clipper Gap post office opened in 1866.

We also found Clipper Gap in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clipper Gap.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clipper Gap. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/