Welcome to Castle Crags ...
So far, we found very little information about Castle Crags. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Castle Crags to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Castle Crags, please Contact Us.
Castle Crags would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Castle Crags, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Castle Crags was established in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Castle Crags is 2,130 feet [649 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Castle Crags is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Castle Crags was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Castle Crags still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities near Castle Crags ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Castle Crags.
- Mount Shasta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Shasta
- Mount Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Shasta <5>
- Weed
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Weed is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <5>
- Dunsmuir
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
- Dunsmuir is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunsmuir <5>
- Flume ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Shasta Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Springs
- Shasta Springs is located in Siskiyou County
- Sims
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Fisher ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Fisher is located in Shasta County
- McCloud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud
- McCloud is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCloud <5>
- Gibson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Gibson is located in Shasta County
- Pollard Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Flat
- Pollard Flat is located in Shasta County
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 Castle Crags. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Castle Crags.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Castle Crags. 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 Castle Crags.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Castle Crags. See our Newspapers Page for Castle Crags.
Adding Castle Crags to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Castle Crags 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 Castle Crags was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Castle Crags post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Castle Crags.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Castle Crags, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Castle Crags - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |