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Welcome to Shrub ...

Shrub is located in El Dorado County<1>.

Shrub is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shrub lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Shrub ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shrub, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Shrub ...

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

  • Citrus Heights
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Rancho Cordova
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Placerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ione
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • 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 <3>
  • Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Sutter Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Plymouth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Amador City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cameron Park
    (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 Shrub. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shrub.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shrub ...

Looking for more information about Shrub? 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 Shrub, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shrub.

Adding Shrub to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shrub 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 for Shrub was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrub.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shrub - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.