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History · Verdi

Half of Verdi’s homes were built after 1985

Most of Verdi was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1955 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Verdi’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 Verdi are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Verdi, in brief

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

Verdi is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sierra County, California, United States. Verdi sits at an elevation of 5,315 feet (1,620 m). The 2020 United States census reported Verdi's population was 179. It is just across the state line from Verdi, Nevada and below the Verdi Range. The town of Verdi was named after Giuseppe Verdi by Charles Crocker, founder of the Central Pacific Railroad, when he pulled a slip of paper from a hat and read the name of the Italian opera composer in 1868.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 162 to 179 (+10%).

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

By decade

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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

Verdi on the map, 1955 to 2000

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

Verdi on the 1955 USGS mapVerdi on the 1981 USGS mapVerdi on the 2000 USGS map1955Loyalton 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 Verdi.

Famous people

Famous people close to Verdi

Nobody well known was born in Verdi itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mädchen AmickAmerican actress · b. 1970
Curtis HansonAmerican filmmaker · b. 1945
Julia MancusoAmerican alpine skier · b. 1984
Dawn WellsAmerican actress · b. 1938
Kristoffer PolahaAmerican actor · b. 1977
David TaylorAmerican amateur wrestler · b. 1990
Places that used to be

Old corners and places now gone

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Sierra Pines
Gone or out of use
Crystal Peaklocale

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 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.