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Welcome to Five Mile Terrace ...

Five Mile Terrace is located in El Dorado County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Five Mile Terrace: Five Mile Ter. (or less commonly used: Five Mile Terr.)

Five Mile Terrace is 2,930 feet [893 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Five Mile Terrace is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Five Mile Terrace lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Five Mile Terrace: 530

Websites for Five Mile Terrace ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Five Mile Terrace, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Five Mile Terrace ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Five Mile Terrace.

  • Placerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Tiger Lily
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Lily
    • Tiger Lily is located in El Dorado County
  • Diamond Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Somerset
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Kelsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County
  • Pollock Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • El Dorado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fresh Pond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
    • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Five Mile Terrace ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Five Mile Terrace - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.