Welcome to Cayton ...

Cayton is located in Shasta County<1>.

Cayton was established in 1884.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Cayton: Named after William Cayton.

Cayton is 3,080 feet [939 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cayton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Cayton: 530

Communities Also Named Cayton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cayton - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cayton.

Communities near Cayton ...

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

• Dana
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dana
  • From Cayton to Dana
• Alfa ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
  • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alfa
  • From Cayton to Alfa
• Glenburn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Glenburn:
  • Burgettville
  • Swasey
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenburn
  • From Cayton to Glenburn
• Cassel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassel
  • Cassel is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassel <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cassel
  • From Cayton to Cassel
• Johnson Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Park
  • Johnson Park is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson Park
  • From Cayton to Johnson Park
• Fall River Mills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River Mills
  • Fall River Mills is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River Mills <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fall River Mills
  • From Cayton to Fall River Mills
• Burney
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
  • Burney is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burney <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burney
  • From Cayton to Burney
• McArthur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
  • McArthur is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McArthur <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to McArthur
  • From Cayton to McArthur
• Big Bend
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Big Bend is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Big Bend:
  • Elena
  • Henderson
  • Indian Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bend <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Bend
  • From Cayton to Big Bend
• Hatchet Mountain ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hatchet Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Mountain
  • Hatchet Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hatchet Mountain
  • From Cayton to Hatchet Mountain

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cayton ...

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

Adding Cayton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cayton 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 for Cayton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cayton post office opened in 1884.

We also found Cayton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cayton.