Welcome to Rich Gulch ...
Rich Gulch is located in Calaveras County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rich Gulch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
Rich Gulch is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rich Gulch lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rich Gulch: 209 & 350<3>
Communities near Rich Gulch ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rich Gulch.
- Ione
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ione is located in Amador County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
- Former names for Ione:
- Bedbug
- Freeze Out
- Hardscrabble
- Ione City
- Ione Valley
- Jone City
- Jone Valley
- Rickeyville
- Woosterville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
- Jackson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Angels
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Angels is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Angels City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Sutter Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Plymouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Amador City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Bar is located in Calaveras County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Mokelumne Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove
(5 miles [8 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 Rich Gulch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rich Gulch.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rich Gulch. 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 Rich Gulch.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rich Gulch. See our Newspapers Page for Rich Gulch.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rich Gulch ...
Looking for more information about Rich Gulch? 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 Rich Gulch, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rich Gulch.
Adding Rich Gulch to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rich Gulch 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 Rich Gulch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rich Gulch post office opened in 1857. The Rich Gulch post office closed in 1903.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rich Gulch.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rich Gulch - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Rich Gulch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Rich Gulch 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/ |