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Welcome to Rawhide ...

Rawhide is located in Placer County<1>.

Rawhide is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rawhide is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rawhide: 530

Communities Also Named Rawhide ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Rawhide: This one is located in Placer County and the other is located in Tuolumne County.

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named Rawhide - they are located in Kentucky, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, Nevada and Virginia.

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

Communities near Rawhide ...

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

  • Grass Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Nevada City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Colfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Dutch Flat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gold Run
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Emigrant Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Secret Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secret Town. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
    • Secret Town is located in Placer County
  • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Iowa Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • You Bet ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
    • You Bet is located in Nevada County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawhide ...

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

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 Rawhide - 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.