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Welcome to Andesite ...

Andesite is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

Andesite is 4,560 feet [1,390 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Andesite is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Andesite: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Andesite ...

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

  • Mount Shasta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Weed
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Weed is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <4>
  • Carrick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrick is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
  • Big Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Edgewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewood is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Little Shasta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
  • Tennant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
  • Gazelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cantara ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cantara is located in Siskiyou County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantara
  • Grenada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Andesite ...

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

Adding Andesite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Andesite 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 (so far) for Andesite was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Andesite.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Siskiyou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Andesite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Andesite area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Andesite area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.