Welcome to Snow Point ...

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

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

Snow Point would have been located within present day Nevada County<2>.

The location of Snow Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Snow Point: Snow Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Snow Point is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Snow Point is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The location where Snow Point once stood is in the (530) area code.

Communities near Snow Point ...

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

• Grass Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
  • Grass Valley is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <5>
• Nevada City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <5>
• Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Sierra County
• Graniteville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
• Washington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Marsh Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
• North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
• Goodyears Bar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
  • Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <5>
• Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
• Downieville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
  • Downieville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <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 Snow Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Snow Point.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Nevada County: www.new.mynevadacounty.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/