Peardale, California

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Peardale
Unincorporated community
Peardale
Location of Peardale in California
Coordinates: 39°11′28″N 121°00′00″W / 39.19111°N 121.00000°W / 39.19111; -121.00000Coordinates: 39°11′28″N 121°00′00″W / 39.19111°N 121.00000°W / 39.19111; -121.00000
Country  United States
State  California
County Nevada
Elevation[1] 826 m (2,710 ft)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 530

Peardale is an unincorporated community in Nevada County, California, United States, along State Route 174, southeast of Cedar Ridge, California and northwest of Chicago Park, California. Its elevation is 2,710 feet (830 m) above sea level.[2]

Peardale contains riparian, upland, and mixed conifer forest habitats.[3]

Peardale is located on the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad.[4] The Peardale post office operated from 1916 to 1927.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Peardale, California
  2. ↑ "Peardale, CA (Nevada County)". california.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
  3. ↑ "Peardale Bird Sanctuary". nevadacountylandtrust.org. Retrieved 2008-09-06. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 536. ISBN 9781884995149. 

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‡This CDP also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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