Welcome to Midas ...
Midas is located in Placer County<1>.
Midas is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Midas is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Midas lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Midas: 530 & 837<3>
Communities Also Named Midas ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Midas - they are located in Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri and Nevada (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Midas.
Communities near Midas ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Midas.
- Grass Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Nevada City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gold Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Emigrant Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Secret Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secret Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Iowa Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Midas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Midas.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Midas. 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 Midas.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Midas. See our Newspapers Page for Midas.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Midas ...
Looking for more information about Midas? 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 Midas, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Midas.
Adding Midas to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Midas 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 Midas was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Midas.
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 Midas - 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 Midas area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Midas 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> | 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. |