Welcome to Ralston ...
So far, we found very little information about Ralston. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ralston to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ralston, please Contact Us.
Ralston would have been located within present day Placer County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ralston is 3,590 feet [1,094 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ralston is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Ralston was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Ralston was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities Also Named Ralston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Ralston - they are located in Alberta, Iowa, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ralston.
Communities near Ralston ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ralston.
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Quintette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Foresthill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greekstore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yankee Jims
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
- Fornis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fornis is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
- Iowa Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Ralston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ralston.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ralston. 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 Ralston.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ralston. See our Newspapers Page for Ralston.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ralston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ralston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Ralston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Ralston area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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