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History · Spring Valley

Half of Spring Valley’s homes were built after 1997

Most of Spring Valley was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1997. Below: maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Spring Valley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Spring Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Spring Valley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Spring Valley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Spring Valley is a census-designated place in Lake County, California. Spring Valley sits at an elevation of 1,581 feet (482 m). The 2020 United States census reported Spring Valley's population was 964.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 845 to 964 (+14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Spring Valley on the map, 1942 to 1996

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Spring Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Spring Valley on the 1942 USGS mapSpring Valley on the 1960 USGS mapSpring Valley on the 1989 USGS mapSpring Valley on the 1996 USGS map1942Bartlett Springs sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Spring Valley.

Places that used to be

Places now gone

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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.