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Welcome to Betteravia ...

Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Betteravia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Betteravia is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Betteravia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Betteravia: (805)

Communities near Betteravia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Betteravia.

  • Santa Maria
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lompoc
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
    • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <3>
  • Arroyo Grande
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Grover Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pismo Beach
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Casmalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Orcutt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Nipomo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Callender
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Betteravia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Betteravia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Betteravia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Betteravia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Betteravia. See our Newspapers Page for Betteravia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Betteravia ...

Looking for more information about Betteravia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Betteravia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Betteravia.

Adding Betteravia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Betteravia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Betteravia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Betteravia post office opened in 1900.

We also found Betteravia on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Betteravia.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Betteravia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Santa Barbara, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Betteravia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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