Rail Road Flat, Calaveras County, California, United States

Overview of Rail Road Flat

• Name:
  Rail Road Flat
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Calaveras County, California, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Bound on the north by the community of Independence and on the southeast by Two Dollar Gulch, 13 mi northeast of San Andreas. (US-T121)
• History (GNIS):
  At its October 12, 1971 Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Meeting the Board approved the two word spelling "Railroad Flat". On February 8, 1972 the Board acted upon the recommendation of the California Advisory Committee on Geographic Names and revised the spelling of the name to the three word form "Rail Road Flat" because of its widespread local use. (US-T121)
• Surveys:
  Township 6 North, Range 13 East, Mount Diablo Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.343247138° 20' 35.7"N

  Longitude:-120.5121479120° 30' 43.7"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Independence 0.4 mi. N
  • Wilseyville 2.5 mi. N
  • Sandy Gulch 2.8 mi. NW
  • Fuchs 3.1 mi. E
  • Lynn Park Acres 3.2 mi. N
  • Hams 3.4 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Independence 1.2 mi. SW
  • West Point 4 mi. N
  • Amador Memorial (Amador County) 6.8 mi. N
  • Aqueduct City (Amador County) 7.5 mi. NW
  • Jesus Maria 8.1 mi. SW
  • Mountain Ranch 8.1 mi. S
  • Pine Grove (Amador County) 9.3 mi. NW
  • Protestant (Amador County) 9.5 mi. NW
  • Catholic (Amador County) 9.5 mi. NW
  • Sheep Ranch 9.7 mi. S
  • Saint Thomas Aquinas 10.7 mi. W
  • Pioneer Jewish 11.1 mi. W
• Population:
  589
• Elevation:
  795 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  400469863
• Updated Apr 25, 2020