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History · Kingvale

Kingvale’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Kingvale. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Kingvale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County and Nevada County, California, United States. The CDP straddles the border of the two counties, with Nevada County to the north and Placer County to the south. It is located near Soda Springs, 5.5 mi (8.9 km) west of Donner Pass. Kingvale was listed on an official map as of 1955. The population was 128 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 143 to 128 (-10%). Half of its homes were built before 1974.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Kingvale yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Kingvale’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Kingvale

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Stacey CookStacey CookTruckee · 13 miTGTravis GanongTruckee · 13 miBryce BennettBryce BennettTruckee · 13 miDKDouglas KelleyTruckee · 13 miMarco SullivanMarco SullivanTruckee · 13 miApril StewartApril StewartTruckee · 13 mi
By decade

Kingvale, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Kingvale is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Kingvale has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Summit Camp in Soda Springs, 6.4 miles away.

Kingvale and the nearest listed places

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Summit CampSummit Soda SpringsWebber Lake HotelKruger HouseTruckee Veterans Memorial BuildingCommercial Row-Brickelltown Historic District

Closest to Kingvale

Summit CampSoda Springs · Place6.4miSummit Soda SpringsSoda Springs · District7.9miWebber Lake HotelSierraville · Building11.7miKruger HouseTruckee · Building13.3miTruckee Veterans Memorial BuildingTruckee · Building13.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Summit Camp’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Kingvale?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Kingvale’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Truckee📜 Loyalton📜 Colfax📜 Nevada City
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