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Welcome to Woolsey Flat ...

Woolsey Flat is located in Nevada County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Woolsey Flat: Woolsey Flt.

Woolsey Flat is 4,190 feet [1,277 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Woolsey Flat is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Woolsey Flat lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Woolsey Flat: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Woolsey Flat ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Woolsey Flat.

  • Grass Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevada City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Alleghany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Forest is located in Sierra County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Lake City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake City is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Washington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Graniteville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • North Columbia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • Blue Tent
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blue Tent is located in Nevada County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Tent
  • Goodyears Bar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Woolsey Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Woolsey Flat.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Woolsey Flat. 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 Woolsey Flat.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Woolsey Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Woolsey Flat.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woolsey Flat ...

Looking for more information about Woolsey Flat? 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 Woolsey Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Woolsey Flat.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Nevada, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woolsey Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Woolsey Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Woolsey Flat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.