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Welcome to Horstville ...

Horstville is located in Yuba County<1>.


The location of Horstville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Horstville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Horstville is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Horstville: (530)

Communities near Horstville ...

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

  • Rocklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Yuba City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Auburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Marysville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Loomis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ostrom ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrom
    • Ostrom is located in Yuba County
  • Clayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Placer County
  • Olivehurst
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rio Oso
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Horstville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horstville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Horstville. 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 Horstville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horstville ...

Looking for more information about Horstville? 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 Horstville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Horstville.

Adding Horstville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Horstville 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 Horstville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Horstville post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Horstville.

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

The official website for Yuba County: www.co.yuba.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 Yuba, 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 Horstville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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