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Welcome to La Barr Meadows ...

La Barr Meadows is located in Nevada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for La Barr Meadows: La Barr Mdws.

La Barr Meadows is 2,480 feet [756 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of La Barr Meadows is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for La Barr Meadows: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near La Barr Meadows ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Barr Meadows.

  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Grass Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Nevada City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Colfax
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Chicago Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
  • Bitney Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
  • Gold Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Barr Meadows ...

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

Footnotes ...

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