Welcome to Happy Valley ...
Happy Valley is located in Shasta County<1>.
Happy Valley was established in 1860.
A typical abbreviation for Happy Valley: Happy Vly. (or less commonly used: Happy Vally. or Happy Vlly.)
Time Zone: Happy Valley lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Happy Valley lies within the (530) area code.
In the past, Happy Valley was named Oak.Going back to its beginning, Happy Valley was originally named Oak Highlands. For more information about the names of Happy Valley, see The Names of Happy Valley on our Genealogy Page.
Communities Also Named Happy Valley ...
While we believe that this Happy Valley is located in Shasta County, we know of another 3 California communities named Happy Valley. Those communities are located in the following counties: Calaveras, El Dorado and Los Angeles County.
Beyond California, there are 32 communities that are also named Happy Valley - they are located in Alaska (2), British Columbia, Florida, Georgia (3), Hawaii, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Virginia and Washington (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Happy Valley.
Communities near Happy Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Happy Valley.
- Redding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <2>
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Anderson is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
- Former name for Anderson:
- American Ranch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <2>
- Shasta Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
- Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
- Former names for Shasta Lake:
- Boomtown
- Central Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <2>
- Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell's Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell's Bridge
- Bell's Bridge is located in Shasta County
- Briggsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Briggsville:
- Moorestown
- Cloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
- Girvan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Latona ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Horsetown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pacheco
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Happy Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Happy Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Happy Valley. 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 Happy Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Happy Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Happy Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Happy Valley ...
Looking for more information about Happy Valley? 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 Happy Valley, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Happy Valley.
Adding Happy Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Happy Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Happy Valley post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Happy Valley.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Happy Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.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 Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |