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Welcome to Frenchtown ...

Frenchtown is located in El Dorado County<1>.

Frenchtown is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Frenchtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Frenchtown: This one is located in El Dorado County and the other is located in Yuba County.

Beyond California, there are 20 communities that are also named Frenchtown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Maryland (2), Michigan (2), Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), Rhode Island, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Websites for Frenchtown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Frenchtown ...

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

  • Folsom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Placerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Ione
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
    • Former names for Ione:
    • Bedbug
    • Freeze Out
    • Hardscrabble
    • Ione City
    • Ione Valley
    • Jone City
    • Jone Valley
    • Rickeyville
    • Woosterville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <3>
  • Loomis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Sutter Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Plymouth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Amador City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Cameron Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • El Dorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frenchtown ...

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

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 Frenchtown - 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.