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Welcome to Douglas Flat ...

Douglas Flat is located in Calaveras County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Douglas Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Douglas Flat: Douglas Flt.

Douglas Flat is 1,960 feet [597 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Douglas Flat: 209 & 350<3>

The ZIP code for Douglas Flat: 95229<4>

Communities near Douglas Flat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Douglas Flat.

  • Sonora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Angels
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Angels is located in Calaveras County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Angels City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
  • Cedar Vista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
    • Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
  • Angels Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Altaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cave City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Cave City is located in Calaveras County
  • Columbia Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Village
    • Columbia Village is located in Tuolumne County
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Douglas Flat ...

Looking for more information about Douglas Flat? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Douglas Flat, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Douglas Flat.

Adding Douglas Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Douglas Flat 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 Douglas Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Douglas Flat post office opened in 1879.

We also found Douglas Flat in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Douglas Flat.

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

The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Douglas Flat - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Douglas Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Douglas Flat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Douglas Flat). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Douglas Flat or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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