From the Book "A History of Shasta County California"
by The Shasta Historical Society.
Information submitted by Dottie Smith
| Official Name |
Date Est. |
Final Discont. |
Name Origin |
First Postmaster |
| Agland |
01/6/1894 |
10/31/1895 |
Land Co |
Richard G. Hart Jr. |
| Albertson |
06/4/1883 |
09/22/1885 |
1st PM |
Wm. A. Albertson |
| Alfa |
03/14/1888 |
07/31/1895 |
PM's dau. |
Alex C. Hill |
| American Ranch |
07/19/1855 |
04/15/1878 |
Ranch |
Thos. A. Freeman |
| Anderson |
04/15/1878 |
Still in use 1985 |
1st PM |
Elias Anderson |
| Antler |
02/5/1908 |
01/15/1914 |
horns |
James F. Gregory |
| Baird |
04/8/1878 |
08/15/1933 |
Spencer E. Baird |
Myron Green |
| Ball's Ferry |
10/4/1875 |
02/29/1916 |
1st PM |
William Ball |
| Bayha |
01/4/1900 |
05/31/1907 |
George Bayha |
Adam Kirk |
| Bayles |
12/4/1884 |
05/1/1948 |
1st PM |
Abraham M. Bayles |
| Beegum |
12/6/1895 |
01/18/1900 |
bee colony |
Sarah Wolcott |
| Bella Vista |
05/18/1893 |
Still in use 1985 |
Spanish name |
Robt G. Hamilton |
| Bell's Bridge |
12/14/1870 |
10/3/1881 |
1st PM |
J. J. Bell |
| Big Bend |
04/22/1922 |
Still in use 1985 |
river bend |
Laura Fowler |
| Blair |
01/6/1881 |
09/22/1885 |
1st PM |
Eunice F. Blair |
| Boralma |
08/2/1901 |
10/31/1906 |
? |
Andrew P Anderson |
| Brewster |
01/17/1893 |
06/15/1895 |
Wm H. Brewster |
Alex Levy |
| Brincard |
12/29/1879 |
06/17/1881 |
a gold miner |
Adolph Minville |
| Buckeye |
02/12/1880 |
12/31/1965 |
Ohio pseud |
Geo. W. Burtt |
| Burgess |
04/25/1891 |
08/15/1903 |
pioneer |
Helen English |
| Burgettville |
04/13/1871 |
01/17/1888 |
W. Burgett |
John E. Mooers |
| Burney (Valley) |
12/6/1872 |
Still in use 1985 |
Samuel Burney |
Henry N. Murphy |
| Carbon |
07/14/1885 |
11/30/1923 |
soil color |
Diederick Murcken |
| Cassel |
12/16/1887 |
Still in use 1985 |
Kassel, Germany |
Jos. W. Lippincott |
| Castella |
12/28/1892 |
Still in use 1985 |
crags resemble castles |
Chas A. Gans |
| Castle Crag(s) |
05/28/1892 |
01/31/1901 |
nearby pinnacles |
Geo Schonewald |
| Cayton |
05/14/1884 |
06/30/1951 |
Wm. Cayton |
Andrew J. Opdike |
| Cantral Valley |
07/12/1938 |
Still in use 1985 |
project of name |
Royal F. Hiebert |
| Churntown |
01/12/1863 |
12/12/1866 |
creek |
Sylvester Hull |
| Copley |
08/20/1886 |
05/15/1913 |
oper. of resort |
Anna M. Nichols |
| Copper City |
05/21/1878 |
05/10/1880 |
copper company |
Caru M. Fulton |
| Coram |
08/4/1906 |
04/29/1922 |
Joseph Coram |
Henry M. Brown |
| Cottonwood |
02/20/1852 |
Still in use 1985 |
creek name |
Marcus J. Clanton |
| Dana |
10/11/1881 |
06/30/1951 |
Loran Dana |
Elmer D. Boyes |
| Deerhaven |
03/22/1918 |
06/14/1919 |
deer meadow |
Raella Ferguson |
| Delta |
08/10/1875 |
06/3/1880 |
shape of streams |
Wm. T. Smith |
| Dolde |
04/3/1890 |
04/15/1893 |
1st PM |
Arnold C. Dolde |
| Eilers |
02/18/1895 |
06/30/1899 |
Lu Eiler |
Geo. W. Eldridge |
| Elderton |
10/17/1860 |
09/20/1862 |
? |
John C. Divine |
| Elena |
02/5/1890 |
01/31/1906 |
Elena Haggen |
Ellen E. Hinderlong |
| Enterprise/Redding |
07/2/1964 |
Still in use 1985 |
Spirit of citizens |
branch of Redding |
| Eubanks |
04/26/1905 |
11/30/1918 |
J. Cal Eubanks |
Hugo Ehrenpfort |
| Fall River Mills |
10/29/1873 |
Still in use 1985 |
river and mills |
Peter Eiler |
| Fern |
04/17/1898 |
07/31/1945 |
ferns |
Charles E. Brown |
| Fielding |
08/27/1897 |
12/14/1903 |
C. W. Fielding |
Jas. J. Speliman |
| Flume |
05/2/1903 |
09/30/1910 |
creek name |
James B. Clark |
| French Gulch |
02/18/1856 |
Still in use 1985 |
French miners |
Wm. G. Gibbs |
| Gas Point |
02/1/1875 |
07/15/1933 |
tellers of tales |
John S. Williams |
| Glenburn |
03/5/1892 |
12/24/1974 |
a town in Maine |
John R. Crichton |
| Goering |
04/28/1879 |
06/30/1879 |
1st PM |
John Goering |
| Gregory |
09/18/1900 |
02/5/1908 |
1st PM |
James F. Gregory |
| Halcyon |
12/28/1882 |
08/13/1883 |
hotel motto |
Joshua Stone |
| Happy Valley |
10/31/1881 |
11/9/1882 |
locale S. F., Co. |
Philander L. Williamson |
| Hart |
04/13/1891 |
09/29/1900 |
Richard Hart,Sr. |
Mildred Stevins |
| Hat Creek |
05/28/1884 |
Still in use 1985 |
lost hat legend |
Chas. E. Brown |
| Hazel Creek |
05/15/1887 |
09/30/1954 |
mtn. hazelbush |
S. F. Southern |
| Henderson |
07/19/1906 |
04/22/1922 |
1st PM |
Thos. J. Henderson |
| Heroult |
11/16/1907 |
05/15/1928 |
Dr. Heroult |
Geo. H Edwards |
| (One) Horse Town |
10/12/1852 |
06/9/1876 |
legend |
Geo W. Baker |
| Igo |
07/14/1873 |
Still in use 1985 |
child's story |
Alonzo Engle |
| Ingot |
05/13/1904 |
08/17/1940 |
metal mass |
Winfred Wrlght |
| Inwood |
01/6/1887 |
06/30/1947 |
In the woods |
Mary Adams |
| Iron Mountain |
12/7/1885 |
08/28/1886 |
Iron ore body |
Wm. A Taylor C |
| Janesville |
12/19/1861 |
11/19/1864 |
Jane Armington |
L. N. Breed |
| Kendon |
07/12/1900 |
11/30/1900 |
--- |
Horace W. Brooks |
| Kennett |
06/18/1886 |
09/30/1942 |
Squire Kennett |
Chas. Golinsky |
| Keswick |
01/9/1896 |
02/15/1923 |
Lord Wm.Keswick |
Louis Schuckman |
| Kilna |
11/10/1852 |
10/27/1853 |
--- |
Wm. Potter |
| Kimberly |
06/18/1907 |
12/15/1913 |
mine owner |
Perry F. Anson |
| Knob |
09/5/1896 |
05/15/1944 |
Knob Peak |
Geo. M. Green |
| La Moine |
02/14/1902 |
02/28/1955 |
Andrew LaMoyne |
Wallace C. Bartlett |
| Larkin |
03/17/1899 |
01/31/1912 |
John Larkin |
Mellssa J. Larkin |
| Latson |
05/29/1891 |
08/31/1895 |
--- |
Ella M. Leonard |
| Leighton |
06/3/1889 |
09/5/1894 |
pioneer family |
Sam W. Stolllngs |
| Leland |
10/1/1890 |
12/28/1892 |
Leland Stanford |
Christopher C. Huffacre |
| Lisbon |
01/26/1886 |
11/2/1886 |
--- |
Henry W. Walbrldge |
| Loftus |
06/1/1944 |
06/30/1954 |
Chas. T. Loftus |
Mrs. Sarah A. Moody |
| Loomis |
04/11/1878 |
05/14/1879 |
B. F. Loomis |
James O. Loomis |
| Mabel |
02/5/1885 |
01/15/1903 |
stop on OR Rd. |
Eva Schoonover |
| Mammoth |
02/20/1907 |
05/25/1925 |
copper mine |
John F. Hoffman |
| Manton |
10/19/1889 |
Still in use 1985 |
R. I. town |
Wm. T. Hurtt |
| Manzanita Lake |
05/22/1934 |
05/10/1974 |
bush in area |
--- |
| Matheson |
09/20/1922 |
01/5/1962 |
James Matheson |
Charles F. Reed |
| McArthur |
03/25/1904 |
Still in use 1985 |
John McArthur |
Archibald McArthur |
| Middlefork |
10/2/1888 |
02/15/1898 |
fork / Beegum Cr. |
Valentine Mertz |
| Middletown |
06/18/1856 |
03/19/1858 |
mid-way between Horsetown
& Shasta |
Chas. M. McKinney |
| Mill's Ferry (Phantom) |
reported cover cancel date ca. 1870 |
| Millville |
01/27/1860 |
Still in use 1985 |
grist mill |
Henry Anklin |
| MontgomeryCr/Ferry |
11/19/1877 |
Still in use 1985 |
Zack |
Leander Powers |
| Oak |
08/21/1897 |
10/15/1943 |
tree |
David S. Benner |
| Oak Run |
09/14/1877 |
Still in use 1985 |
creek |
Amos Cuykendall |
| O'Brien |
03/19/1945 |
Still in use 1985 |
Con O'Brien |
Mrs. Katharine A.
Kobe |
| Old Diggins |
08/24/1918 |
11/30/1927 |
mining site |
Harvey J. Sallee |
| Old Station |
05/13/1931 |
Still in use 1985 |
stage stop |
Mrs. Mary Shearin |
| Olinda |
06/6/1890 |
Still in use 1985 |
Hawaiian Brazilian
transfer name |
Samuel C. Parker |
| Ono |
04/16/1883 |
09/30/1972 |
Biblical I Chron.
8:12 |
Wm M McFarlin |
| Onward |
03/6/1886 |
07/10/1889 |
hymn |
Aaron M. Hardman |
| Palo Cedro |
05/28/1893 |
Still in use 1985 |
Spanish |
Loraine A. Rodgers |
| Parkville |
01/9/1871 |
10/4/1875 |
John W. Park |
Wm. W. Smith |
| Pawnee |
08/18/1894 |
08/30/1903 |
Indian tribe |
Robert Crews |
| Pinckney |
04/19/1881 |
12/31/1890 |
Town in Michigan |
John S. Williams |
| Pineland |
04/16/1901 |
09/14/1917 |
descriptive |
Hiram G. Works |
| Pine View |
02/27/1885 |
11/3/1886 |
descriptive |
Electra M. Richardson |
| Pitthree (Pit Three) |
12/29/1923 |
03/31/1924 |
power plant |
Robert B. Gray |
| Pitville/Pittville |
09/19/1873 |
08/31/1961 |
river/townsite |
Samuel Gordon |
| Plateau |
08/2/1889 |
06/30/1909 |
Shingletown plateau |
Sarah E. Davis |
| Platina |
03/30/1921 |
Still in use 1985 |
Spanish "plata" |
Don Nobel |
| Pollock |
01/5/1924 |
06/1/1944 |
Geo. Pollock |
John Steinaker |
| Portugee (sic) |
04/15/1870 |
05/15/1877 |
colloq. "Portuguese" |
Robert Pitt |
| Project City |
11/1/1939 |
Still in use 1985 |
Central Valley Project |
Howard P. Nelson |
| Reading/Redding |
09/23/1872 |
Still in use 1985 |
Benj. B. Reading |
Chauncey C. Bush |
| Roaring River |
02/24/1874 |
05/3/1877 |
fork of Cottonwood
Cr. |
Geo. Baker |
| Roberts |
09/22/1885 |
05/29/1893 |
B.F. Roberts |
Mary M. Roberts |
| Round Mountain |
06/12/1872 |
Still in use 1985 |
nearby mountain |
Geo. W. Jackson |
| Schilling |
04/25/1917 |
07/1/1952 |
1st PM |
John F. Schilling |
| Shasta |
bef. 07/10/1851 |
Still in use 1985 |
Indian tribe |
Robt. W. Crenshaw |
| Shasta Dam |
04/13/1939 |
01/31/1945 |
dam name |
Mrs. Alva M. Smith |
| Shingletown |
06/24/1874 |
Still in use 1985 |
shingle mills |
John McCarley |
| Slate Creek |
06/3/1880 |
06/18/1885 |
rock in creek |
James S. Smithson |
| Slatonis |
10/13/1899 |
02/14/1902 |
slate shingle mfg. |
Francis M. Whitlow |
| Smithson |
08/13/1883 |
10/12/1892 |
James Smithson |
Wm.C.Whiting |
| Stella |
09/22/1885 |
03/31/1909 |
wife of PM |
Oliver H. P. Woodward |
| Stillwater |
04/15/1870 |
06/15/1900 |
N.Y. town |
J. S. Bass |
| Summit City |
08/8/1939 |
Still in use 1985 |
summit of hwy. |
Mrs. Anna M. O'Keefe |
| Swasey |
01/17/1888 |
03/5/1892 |
H. M. Swasey |
John R. Crichton |
| Taylor |
05/18/1897 |
08/15/1922 |
Clay W. Taylor |
Jake Golinsky |
| Viola |
04/28/1898 |
04/30/1943 |
Viola Loomis |
Estella M. Loomis |
| Wanamina |
06/29/1904 |
08/15/1913 |
--- |
Marvin W. Woodard |
| Waugh |
01/5/1885 |
06/30/1906 |
Joseph Waugh ferry |
Annie M Waugh |
| Wengler |
05/31/1899 |
02/14/1942 |
1st PM |
Mathias Wengler |
| Whiskey Creek |
02/18/1856 |
06/28/1864 |
creek |
Benjamin Mix |
| Whiskey town |
07/1/1952 |
Still in use 1985 |
townsite |
Mrs. Dorothy A. Hermon |
| Whitehouse |
01/11/1893 |
11/15/1906 |
London mine owners |
Alfred A. Anthony |
| Whitmore |
01/5/1885 |
Still in use 1985 |
1st PM |
Simon H. Whitmore |
| Winthrop |
09/6/1900 |
04/30/1932 |
Winthrop Mining Co. |
Eugene S. McDowell |
| Ydalpom |
07/12/1888 |
07/31/1943 |
Indian "north lying-place" |
Anderson Tetrick |
| Zinn |
08/24/1889 |
05/15/1890 |
1st PM |
John L. Zinn |
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