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>.
The location of Secret Canyon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4> In other words, the elevation 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
If Secret Canyon still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Greekstore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Big Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- Emigrant Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
- Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <5>
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Casa Loma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
- Casa Loma is located in Placer County
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Alta is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <5>
- Kingvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Michigan Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Dutch Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Flat
- Dutch Flat is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dutch Flat <5>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Secret Canyon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |