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Welcome to Donner Pines Tract ...

Donner Pines Tract is located in Nevada County<1>.

Donner Pines Tract is 5,980 feet [1,823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Donner Pines Tract is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Donner Pines Tract lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Donner Pines Tract: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Donner Pines Tract ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Donner Pines Tract.

  • Truckee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Donner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Donner is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
  • Norden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Polaris
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
  • Soda Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Soda Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Kingvale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
  • Carnelian Bay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bronco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bronco is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
  • Dollar Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Donner Pines Tract ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Donner Pines Tract - 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 Donner Pines Tract area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Donner Pines Tract 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.