Welcome to Secret Canyon ...
So far, we found very little information about Secret Canyon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Secret Canyon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Secret Canyon, please Contact Us.
Secret Canyon would have been located within present day Placer County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Secret Canyon: Secret Cyn. (or less commonly used: Secret Canyn. or Secret Cnyn.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Secret Canyon is 5,410 feet [1,649 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Secret Canyon is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Secret Canyon was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Secret Canyon was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities Also Named Secret Canyon ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Secret Canyon - it's located in Nevada.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Secret Canyon.
Communities near Secret Canyon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Secret Canyon.
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Greekstore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Emigrant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Casa Loma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Dutch Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Secret Canyon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Secret Canyon.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Secret Canyon. 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 Secret Canyon.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Secret Canyon. See our Newspapers Page for Secret Canyon.
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 Secret Canyon, 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 Placer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Secret Canyon - 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 Secret Canyon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Secret Canyon 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. |