Welcome to Walkermine ...
So far, we found very little information about Walkermine. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Walkermine to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Walkermine, please Contact Us.
Walkermine would have been located within present day Plumas County<2>.
The location of Walkermine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Walkermine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Walkermine is 6,070 feet [1,850 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Walkermine is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Walkermine was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Walkermine once stood is in the (530) area code.
Communities near Walkermine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Walkermine.
- Portola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola
- Portola is located in Plumas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portola <5>
- Greenhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Cromberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromberg
- Cromberg is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromberg <5>
- Spring Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Plumas County
- Massack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massack
- Massack is located in Plumas County
- Lake Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
- Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
- Taylorsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
- Taylorsville is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
- Blairsden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsden
- Blairsden is located in Plumas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsden <5>
- East Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Quincy
- East Quincy is located in Plumas County
- Mohawk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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 Walkermine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walkermine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Walkermine. 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 Walkermine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Walkermine. See our Newspapers Page for Walkermine.
Adding Walkermine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Walkermine 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 Walkermine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Walkermine post office opened in 1930.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Walkermine.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Plumas County: www.countyofplumas.com/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Walkermine, 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 Plumas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walkermine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |