Welcome to Lyonsville ...

Lyonsville is located in Tehama County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lyonsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Lyonsville is 3,800 feet [1,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Lyonsville is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Lyonsville: (530)

Communities Also Named Lyonsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Lyonsville - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lyonsville.

Communities near Lyonsville ...

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

• Mineral
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Paynes Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Creek
  • Paynes Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynes Creek <4>
• Manton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manton
  • Manton is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manton <4>
• Mill Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
• Shingletown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
  • Shingletown is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shingletown <4>
• Viola ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
  • Viola is located in Shasta County
• Dales
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
  • Dales is located in Tehama County
• Midway
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Shasta County
• Butte Meadows
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Meadows
  • Butte Meadows is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Meadows <4>
• Inwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Inwood 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 Lyonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lyonsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lyonsville ...

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

Adding Lyonsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lyonsville post office opened in 1883.

We also found Lyonsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lyonsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lyonsville. 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/