Welcome to Latona ...
So far, we found very little information about Latona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Latona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Latona, please Contact Us.
Latona would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Latona, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Latona was established in 1850.
Time Zone: The area where Latona was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Latona once stood is in the (530) area code.
The community of Latona was previously named New Town.
Communities Also Named Latona ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Latona - they are located in Illinois, North Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Latona.
Communities near Latona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Latona.
- Redding
(7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
- Anderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- 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 <4>
- Shasta Lake
(13 miles [20.9 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 <4>
- Happy Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
- Former name for Happy Valley:
- Oak
- Olinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
- Olinda is located in Shasta County
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Canon City is located in Shasta County
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shasta County
- Briggsville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
- Texas Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
- Texas Springs 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 Latona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Latona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Latona. 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 Latona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Latona. See our Newspapers Page for Latona.
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 Latona, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |