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Welcome to Magra ...

Magra is located in Placer County<1>.

Magra is 2,880 feet [878 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Magra is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Magra: 530

Communities near Magra ...

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

  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Grass Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colfax
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Alta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Casa Loma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
    • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
  • Cedar Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kres
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kres. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kres
    • Kres 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 Magra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Magra.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magra ...

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

Adding Magra to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Magra 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 Magra was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magra.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Magra - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.