Rail Road Flat
Calaveras · USGS GNIS name record 255013
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These Census tracts have reference points near Rail Road Flat. Their figures describe the entire named tract, not this locality. Open a tract to inspect its map, sources and demographic percentages.
Census tract 4 ↗
Calaveras County · CA
- Population
- 4,376
- Median home value
- $319,100
Census tract 3.02 ↗
Calaveras County · CA
- Population
- 2,502
- Median home value
- $473,800
Census tract 4.02 ↗
Amador County · CA
- Population
- 4,474
- Median home value
- $421,300
Census tract 1.01 ↗
Amador County · CA
- Population
- 4,416
- Median home value
- $435,200
The source behind the name
USGS GNIS Populated Place names in all 50 states and DC. Features in the historical extract or explicitly named historical are excluded; duplicate decision records with identical identities and coordinates are collapsed. GNIS points identify names, not legal or neighborhood boundaries, current occupancy, school attendance or a statistical population. Nearby Census places and tracts remain separately named geographies. Name completeness and currency vary; this is not a claim to include every locally used neighborhood name.
Original USGS record for Rail Road Flat ↗Dataset snapshot 2026-09-02 · Source record edited 06/07/2022 · NAD83 · approximate source location
USGS description & history
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)
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)
Source notes may describe earlier conditions.Source files & checksums
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