Welcome to Tamarack ...
So far, we found very little information about Tamarack. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Tamarack to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tamarack, please Contact Us.
Tamarack would have been located within present day Placer County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Tamarack is 6,220 feet [1,896 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Tamarack is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Tamarack was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Tamarack was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities Also Named Tamarack ...
While we believe that this Tamarack is located in Placer County, we know of another 2 California communities named Tamarack. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calaveras and Nevada County.
Beyond California, there are 18 communities that are also named Tamarack - they are located in British Columbia, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Tamarack.
Communities near Tamarack ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tamarack.
- Truckee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baltimore Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Soda Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Donner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Donner is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner
- Norden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Emigrant Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Soda Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
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 Tamarack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tamarack.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tamarack. 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 Tamarack.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tamarack. See our Newspapers Page for Tamarack.
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 Tamarack, 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 Tamarack - 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 Tamarack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Tamarack area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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