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Welcome to Relief ...

Relief is located in Nevada County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Relief, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Relief is 3,940 feet [1,201 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Relief is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Relief: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Relief ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Relief - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Virginia and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Relief ...

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

  • Grass Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Colfax
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lake City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Blue Tent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Scotts Flat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
  • Alleghany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • North Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • Forest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Graniteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Relief ...

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

Adding Relief to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Relief post office opened in 1894. The Relief post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Relief.

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 Relief - 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 Relief area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Relief 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/