Welcome to Tahoe Valley ...
Tahoe Valley is located in El Dorado County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tahoe Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.
A typical abbreviation for Tahoe Valley: Tahoe Vly. (or less commonly used: Tahoe Vally. or Tahoe Vlly.)
Tahoe Valley is 6,260 feet [1,908 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tahoe Valley is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Tahoe Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Tahoe Valley ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.eldoradocounty.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tahoe Valley, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Tahoe Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tahoe Valley.
- Fallen Leaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Stateline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tahoe Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Kingsbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Zephyr Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
- Phillips is located in El Dorado County
- Kingsbury Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Summit Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
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 Tahoe Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tahoe Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tahoe Valley. 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 Tahoe Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tahoe Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Tahoe Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tahoe Valley ...
Looking for more information about Tahoe Valley? 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 Tahoe Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tahoe Valley.
Adding Tahoe Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tahoe Valley 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 Tahoe Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Tahoe Valley post office opened in 1940.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tahoe Valley.
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 Tahoe Valley - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |