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Welcome to Indian Falls ...

Indian Falls is located in Plumas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indian Falls, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Indian Falls is 3,250 feet [991 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Indian Falls is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Indian Falls: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Indian Falls ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Indian Falls - they are located in Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Indian Falls ...

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

  • Greenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Taylorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Twain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Quincy Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Quincy Junction is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Junction
  • Seneca ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Seneca is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Quincy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Spanish Ranch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spanish Ranch is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Ranch
  • Almanor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Almanor is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almanor
  • Canyondam
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • East Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • East Quincy is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indian Falls ...

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

Adding Indian Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Indian Falls 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 Indian Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Indian Falls post office opened in 1909. The Indian Falls post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indian Falls.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Indian Falls - 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 Indian Falls area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Indian Falls 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/