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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 elevation 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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cayton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/