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Welcome to Citrona ...

Citrona is located in Yolo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Citrona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Citrona is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Citrona ...

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

  • Vacaville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Davis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dixon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixon is located in Solano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
  • Winters
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Esparto
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Capay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Redbud Park ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Redbud Park is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud Park
  • Yolo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Citrona ...

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

Adding Citrona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Citrona 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 (so far) for Citrona was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Citrona.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Citrona - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.