Welcome to Scales ...
So far, we found very little information about Scales. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Scales to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Scales, please Contact Us.
Scales would have been located within present day Sierra County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Scales, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Scales is 4,330 feet [1,320 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Scales is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Scales was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Scales was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities Also Named Scales ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Scales - it's located in Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Scales.
Communities near Scales ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Scales.
- Brandy City ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brandy City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
- La Porte
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Queen City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Queen City is located in Sierra County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
- Goodyears Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Strawberry Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Depot Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Depot Hill is located in Yuba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depot Hill
- Little Grass Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Grass Valley is located in Plumas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grass Valley
- Clipper Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Downieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camptonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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 Scales. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scales.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Scales. 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 Scales.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Scales. See our Newspapers Page for Scales.
Adding Scales to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Scales 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 Scales was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Scales post office opened in 1880. The Scales post office closed in 1923.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Scales.
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 Scales, 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 Sierra, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scales - 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 Scales area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Scales 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/ |