Welcome to Susanville ...
So far, we found very little information about Susanville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Susanville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Susanville, please Contact Us.
Susanville would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
Susanville was settled in 1864.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Susanville is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Susanville is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Susanville was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Susanville still existed, it would have been in the (541) & (458)<4> area codes.
Communities Also Named Susanville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Susanville - it's located in California.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Susanville.
Communities near Susanville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Susanville.
- Prairie City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- Prairie City is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <6>
- Long Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Long Creek is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <6>
- Granite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Granite is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Greenhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhorn
- Greenhorn is located in Baker County
- Austin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Austin is located in Grant County
- Bates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Bates is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bates <6>
- Fox
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Fox is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <6>
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <6>
- Ritter
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Ritter is located in Grant County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <6>
- John Day
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Day
- John Day is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for John Day <6>
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 Susanville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Susanville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Susanville. 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 Susanville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Susanville. See our Newspapers Page for Susanville.
Adding Susanville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Susanville 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 Susanville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Susanville post office opened in 1888.
We also found Susanville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Susanville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Susanville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Susanville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |