Welcome to Gilta ...
So far, we found very little information about Gilta. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gilta to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gilta, please Contact Us.
Gilta would have been located within present day Siskiyou County<2>.
The location of Gilta has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Gilta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Gilta is 3,480 feet [1,061 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Gilta is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Gilta was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Gilta still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
Communities near Gilta ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gilta.
- Forks of Salmon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Salmon
- Forks of Salmon is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forks of Salmon <5>
- Cecilville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
- Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
- Sawyers Bar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyers Bar
- Sawyers Bar is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyers Bar <5>
- Orleans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Orleans is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <5>
- Somes Bar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somes Bar
- Somes Bar is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somes Bar <5>
- Denny ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Weitchpec
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weitchpec
- Weitchpec is located in Humboldt County
- Atsepar ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Hoopa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopa
- Hoopa is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopa <5>
- Willow Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <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 Gilta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gilta.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gilta. 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 Gilta.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gilta. See our Newspapers Page for Gilta.
Adding Gilta to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Gilta in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Gilta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Gilta post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Gilta.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.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 Gilta, 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 Siskiyou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gilta - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |