Welcome to Spanish Flat ...

Spanish Flat is located in El Dorado County<1>.

The location of Spanish Flat has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spanish Flat, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

A typical abbreviation for Spanish Flat: Spanish Flt.

Spanish Flat is 2,430 feet [741 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Spanish Flat is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Spanish Flat: (530)

Websites for Spanish Flat ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities Also Named Spanish Flat ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Spanish Flat: This one is located in El Dorado County and the other is located in Napa County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spanish Flat.

Communities near Spanish Flat ...

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

• Auburn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Placerville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
  • Placerville is located in El Dorado County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
• Coloma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
  • Coloma is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coloma <4>
• Fornis
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fornis
  • Fornis is located in El Dorado County
• Lotus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
  • Lotus is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lotus <4>
• Georgetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Greenwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Motor City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motor City
  • Motor City is located in El Dorado County
• Diamond Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Diamond Springs is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond Springs <4>
• Camino
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camino
  • Camino is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camino <4>

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 Spanish Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spanish Flat.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spanish Flat ...

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

Adding Spanish Flat to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spanish Flat in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Spanish Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Spanish Flat post office opened in 1853.

We also found Spanish Flat in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Spanish Flat.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spanish Flat. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

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