Welcome to Cantara ...
So far, we found very little information about Cantara. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cantara to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cantara, please Contact Us.
Cantara would have been located within present day Siskiyou County<2>.
The location of Cantara has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cantara, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cantara is 2,750 feet [838 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Cantara is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cantara was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Cantara would have been located in the (530) area code.
Communities Also Named Cantara ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cantara - it's located in New Mexico.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cantara.
Communities near Cantara ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cantara.
- Mount Shasta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Shasta
- Mount Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Shasta <5>
- Weed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Weed is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <5>
- Dunsmuir
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
- Dunsmuir is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunsmuir <5>
- Castle Crags ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Crags have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Crags
- Castle Crags is located in Shasta County
- McCloud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCloud
- McCloud is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCloud <5>
- Castella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castella
- Castella is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castella <5>
- Sweetbriar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetbriar is located in Shasta County
- Conant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Flume ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Carrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Cantara. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cantara.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cantara. 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 Cantara.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cantara. See our Newspapers Page for Cantara.
Adding Cantara to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cantara in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cantara was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Cantara in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Cantara post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cantara.
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 Cantara, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cantara - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |