Welcome to Stanford ...
So far, we found very little information about Stanford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stanford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stanford, please Contact Us.
Stanford would have been located within present day Placer County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Stanford is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Stanford is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Stanford was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Stanford was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities Also Named Stanford ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Stanford: This one is located in Placer County and the other is located in Santa Clara County.
Beyond California, there are 11 communities that are also named Stanford - they are located in Arkansas, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stanford.
Communities near Stanford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stanford.
- Truckee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Prosser Lake Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Soda Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polaris
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Kingvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Carnelian Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Tahoe City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Stanford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stanford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stanford. 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 Stanford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stanford. See our Newspapers Page for Stanford.
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 Stanford, 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 Stanford - 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 Stanford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Stanford 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. |