Welcome to Bogus ...
So far, we found very little information about Bogus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bogus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bogus, please Contact Us.
Bogus would have been located within present day Siskiyou County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Bogus, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bogus, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.
Time Zone: The area where Bogus was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bogus would have been located in the (530) area code.
Communities near Bogus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bogus.
- Yreka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yreka
- Yreka is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,503 people
- Yreka has also been known as:
- Yreka City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yreka <4>
- Montague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Montague is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
- Ager
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
- Ager is located in Siskiyou County
- Hornbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbrook
- Hornbrook is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornbrook <4>
- Little Shasta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
- Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
- Colestin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
- Colestin is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Macdoel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdoel
- Macdoel is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdoel <4>
- Somerset
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
- Mount Hebron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
- Grenada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
- Grenada is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <4>
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 Bogus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bogus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bogus. 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 Bogus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bogus. See our Newspapers Page for Bogus.
Adding Bogus to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bogus was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bogus post office opened in 1876.
We also found Bogus in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bogus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.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 Bogus, 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 Siskiyou, 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |