Welcome to Minnesota Flat ...
Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Minnesota Flat: Minnesota Flt.
Minnesota Flat is 4,310 feet [1,314 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Minnesota Flat is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Minnesota Flat lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Minnesota Flat: 530
Communities near Minnesota Flat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Minnesota Flat.
- Nevada City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
- Graniteville is located in Nevada County
- Goodyears Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marsh Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
- Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
- North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
- North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Downieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lake City is located in Nevada County
- North Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
- North Columbia is located in Nevada County
- Camptonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Minnesota Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Minnesota Flat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Minnesota Flat. 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 Minnesota Flat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Minnesota Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Minnesota Flat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Minnesota Flat ...
Looking for more information about Minnesota Flat? 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 Minnesota Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Minnesota Flat.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Minnesota Flat - 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. |