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Welcome to Round Valley ...

So far, we found very little information about Round Valley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Round Valley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Round Valley, please Contact Us.


Round Valley would have been located within present day Plumas County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Round Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.

A typical abbreviation for Round Valley: Round Vly. (or less commonly used: Round Vally. or Round Vlly.)

While the community is gone, the present day location for Round Valley is 4,520 feet [1,378 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Round Valley is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Round Valley was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Round Valley was located: 530 & 837<4>

Communities Also Named Round Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Round Valley: This one is located in Plumas County and the other is located in Inyo County.

Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named Round Valley - they are located in Alberta, Nebraska and Utah.

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

Communities near Round Valley ...

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

  • Indian Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Falls is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Falls
  • Paxton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Paxton is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Almanor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Almanor is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almanor
  • Canyondam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Keddie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Keddie is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keddie
  • Seneca ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Seneca is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Taylorsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Twain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Caribou
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Caribou is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • East Shore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • East Shore is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Shore

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

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

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

Adding Round Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Round Valley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Round Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Round Valley post office opened in 1863. The Round Valley post office closed in 1873.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Round Valley.

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 Round Valley, 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 Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Round Valley - 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 Round Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Round Valley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/