Welcome to Cold Fork ...
Cold Fork is located in Tehama County<1>.
The location of Cold Fork has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cold Fork, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
A typical abbreviation for Cold Fork: Cold Frk.
Cold Fork is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Cold Fork lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Cold Fork: (530)
Communities near Cold Fork ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cold Fork.
- Aiken Gulch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aiken Gulch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken Gulch
- Aiken Gulch is located in Shasta County
- Former names for Aiken Gulch:
- Camp Creek
- Camp Gulch
- Beegum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Platina
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platina
- Platina is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platina <5>
- Rancho Tehama Reserve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rancho Tehama Reserve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Tehama Reserve
- Rancho Tehama Reserve is located in Tehama County
- Gas Point ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
- Gas Point is located in Shasta County
- Smithville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Shasta County
- Hooker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Hooker is located in Tehama County
- Paskenta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paskenta
- Paskenta is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paskenta <5>
- Agland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Flournoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Flournoy is located in Tehama County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flournoy <5>
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 Cold Fork. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cold Fork.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cold Fork. 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 Cold Fork.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cold Fork. See our Newspapers Page for Cold Fork.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Fork ...
Looking for more information about Cold Fork? 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 Cold Fork, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cold Fork.
Adding Cold Fork to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cold Fork 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 Cold Fork was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Cold Fork post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cold Fork.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cold Fork. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/
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 Tehama, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cold Fork - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |