Welcome to Lost City ...
So far, we found very little information about Lost City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lost City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lost City, please Contact Us.
Lost City would have been located within present day Calaveras County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Lost City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lost City is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Lost City was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Lost City once stood is in the (209) area code.
Communities Also Named Lost City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Lost City - they are located in Kentucky, Nevada, Oklahoma and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lost City.
Communities near Lost City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lost City.
- Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- 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>
- Angels
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Angels City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Carmen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmen City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen City
- Carmen City is located in Calaveras County
- Jenny Lind
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Jenny Lind is located in Calaveras County
- Milton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Milton is located in Calaveras County
- Rancho Calaveras
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Calaveras have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Calaveras
- Rancho Calaveras is located in Calaveras County
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Calaveras County
- Petersburg has also been known as:
- Greasertown
- San Andreas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Andreas
- San Andreas is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Andreas <5>
- Valley Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- 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>
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 Lost City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lost City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lost City. 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 Lost City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lost City. See our Newspapers Page for Lost City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Calaveras County: www.co.calaveras.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 Lost City, 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 Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lost City - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |