Welcome to Hills Flat ...

Hills Flat is located in Nevada County<1>.

The location of Hills Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Hills Flat: Hills Flt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hills Flat for more information about variations on the name of Hills Flat.

Hills Flat is 2,450 feet [747 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hills Flat is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Hills Flat lies within the (530) area code.

Communities near Hills Flat ...

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

• Nevada City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
• Colfax
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
• Rough and Ready
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
  • Rough and Ready is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rough and Ready <4>
• Alta Sierra
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
  • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
• Blue Tent
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
• Chicago Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Chicago Park is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Park <4>
• Lake Wildwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wildwood
  • Lake Wildwood is located in Nevada County
• Penn Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Valley
  • Penn Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Valley <4>
• Birchville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchville
  • Birchville is located in Nevada County
• Bridgeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Nevada 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 Hills Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hills Flat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hills Flat ...

Looking for more information about Hills 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hills Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hills Flat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

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