RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of California >> El Dorado County >> Mount AukumIndex...

Welcome to Mount Aukum ...

Mount Aukum is located in El Dorado County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Aukum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1961.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Aukum: Mt. Aukum

Mount Aukum is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Mount Aukum is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Mount Aukum: 530

The ZIP code for Mount Aukum: 95656<3>

The community of Mount Aukum has also been called Aukum Fork. and Aukum. For more information about the names of Mount Aukum, see The Names of Mount Aukum on our Genealogy Page.

Websites for Mount Aukum ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Mount Aukum, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Mount Aukum ...

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

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 Mount Aukum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mount Aukum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Aukum ...

Looking for more information about Mount Aukum? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mount Aukum, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mount Aukum.

Adding Mount Aukum to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Aukum 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 Mount Aukum was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Mount Aukum post office opened in 1961.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Aukum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mount Aukum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Mount Aukum). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mount Aukum or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/