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Welcome to Fredericksburg ...

Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fredericksburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Fredericksburg is 5,070 feet [1,545 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fredericksburg is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Fredericksburg: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Fredericksburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Fredericksburg - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (4), Texas and Virginia (3).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fredericksburg.

Communities near Fredericksburg ...

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

  • South Lake Tahoe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpine Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
  • Woodfords
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodfords is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
  • Gardnerville Ranchos
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
  • Centerville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Sheridan ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sheridan is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Dresslerville Colony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville Colony
  • Dresslerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dresslerville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville
  • Sorensens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
  • Mottsville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fredericksburg ...

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

Adding Fredericksburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fredericksburg 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 (so far) for Fredericksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Fredericksburg post office opened in 1898. The Fredericksburg post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fredericksburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Alpine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fredericksburg - 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 Fredericksburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Fredericksburg 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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