Welcome to Towle ...
Towle is located in Placer County<1>.
The location of Towle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Towle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Towle is 3,690 feet [1,125 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Towle is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Towle lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Towle is located in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Towle ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Towle - it's located in Arkansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Towle.
Communities near Towle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Towle.
- Grass Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Nevada City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- 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 <4>
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Colfax is located in Placer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <4>
- Secret Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
- Secret Town is located in Placer County
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Iowa Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill
- Iowa Hill is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Hill <4>
- Scotts Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Flat
- Scotts Flat is located in Nevada County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Chicago Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Park
- Chicago Park is located in Nevada County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago Park <4>
- Emigrant Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Gap
- Emigrant Gap is located in Placer County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant Gap <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 Towle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Towle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Towle. 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 Towle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Towle. See our Newspapers Page for Towle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Towle ...
Looking for more information about Towle? 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 Towle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Towle.
Adding Towle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Towle 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 Towle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Towle post office opened in 1891.
We also found Towle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Towle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Towle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Towle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |