Welcome to Britona ...
So far, we found very little information about Britona. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Britona to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Britona, please Contact Us.
Britona would have been located within present day Yolo County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Britona is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Britona was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Britona was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities near Britona ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Britona.
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnigan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hershey is located in Yolo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
- Yolo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Esparto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knights Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Capay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harrington is located in Colusa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
- Robbins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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 Britona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Britona.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Britona. 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 Britona.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Britona. See our Newspapers Page for Britona.
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 Britona, 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 Yolo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Britona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Britona area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Britona area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |