Welcome to Chicago ...

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

We've added Chicago to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Chicago - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Chicago, please Contact Us.

While we don't have the exact location of Chicago , we believe that it would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Chicago was established in 1866.

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

The Area Codes where Chicago was located: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Chicago ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Chicago - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

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 Chicago, 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 Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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 Chicago area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Chicago area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).