Welcome to Lancha Plana ...
So far, we found very little information about Lancha Plana. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lancha Plana to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lancha Plana, please Contact Us.
Lancha Plana would have been located within present day Amador County<2>.
The location of Lancha Plana has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
Lancha Plana was established in 1849.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lancha Plana is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lancha Plana was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Lancha Plana would have been located in the (209) area code.
Communities near Lancha Plana ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lancha Plana.
- Ione
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- 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 <5>
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
- Sutter Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutter Creek
- Sutter Creek is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,688 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sutter Creek <5>
- Plymouth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <5>
- Amador City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador City
- Amador City is located in Amador County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amador City <5>
- Camanche Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camanche Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
- Camanche Village is located in Amador County
- Valley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Springs
- Valley Springs is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Springs <5>
- Wallace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Wallace is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <5>
- Rancho Calaveras
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
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 Lancha Plana. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lancha Plana.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lancha Plana. 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 Lancha Plana.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lancha Plana. See our Newspapers Page for Lancha Plana.
Adding Lancha Plana to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Lancha Plana 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 for Lancha Plana was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Lancha Plana post office opened in 1859.
We also found Lancha Plana in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Lancha Plana.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Amador County: www.co.amador.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lancha Plana, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Amador, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lancha Plana - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |