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Welcome to Rampart ...

Rampart is located in Placer County<1>.

Rampart is 6,200 feet [1,890 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rampart is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Rampart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rampart - it's located in Alaska.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rampart.

Communities near Rampart ...

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

  • South Lake Tahoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Truckee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Dollar Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
  • Lake Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Tahoe Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
  • Homewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Carnelian Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tahoma Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
  • Tahoma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Tahoe Vista
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rampart ...

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

Adding Rampart to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rampart 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 Rampart was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rampart.

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 Rampart - 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.