Welcome to Boralma ...

So far, we found very little information about Boralma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Boralma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boralma, please Contact Us.

Boralma would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Boralma was established in 1901.

Time Zone: The area where Boralma was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Boralma was located: 530

Communities near Boralma ...

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

• Redding
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From Boralma to Redding
• Shasta Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Boralma to Shasta Lake
• Churntown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Churntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
  • Churntown is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Churntown:
  • One Wagon Town
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Churntown
  • From Boralma to Churntown
• Copley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
  • Copley is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Copley:
  • Motion
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copley
  • From Boralma to Copley
• Toyon ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyon
  • Toyon is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Toyon:
  • Seaman's Place
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toyon
  • From Boralma to Toyon
• Bayha
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayha
  • Bayha is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayha
  • From Boralma to Bayha
• Elmore ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
  • Elmore is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elmore
  • From Boralma to Elmore
• Matheson ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
  • Matheson is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Matheson
  • From Boralma to Matheson
• McColl ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McColl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
  • McColl is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McColl
  • From Boralma to McColl
• Mountain Gate
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Gate
  • Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Mountain Gate:
  • Bass
  • Fish's Station
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mountain Gate
  • From Boralma to Mountain Gate

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

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

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

Adding Boralma to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Boralma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Boralma post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boralma.

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/