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Welcome to Peardale ...

Peardale is located in Nevada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Peardale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Peardale is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Peardale is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Peardale: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Peardale ...

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

  • Grass Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Nevada City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Colfax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Alta Sierra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alta Sierra is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Sierra
  • Gold Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gold Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Flat
  • The Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oaks is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
  • Bitney Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bitney Corner is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitney Corner
  • Chicago Park ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chicago Park is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
  • Nevada City Rancheria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Peardale ...

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

Adding Peardale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Peardale 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 (so far) for Peardale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Peardale post office opened in 1916. The Peardale post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Peardale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Peardale - 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 Peardale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Peardale 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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