Welcome to Cohasset ...

Cohasset is located in Butte County<1>.

The location of Cohasset has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cohasset, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Cohasset is 2,820 feet [860 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cohasset is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Cohasset is located in the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Cohasset ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Cohasset - they are located in Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cohasset ...

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

• Chico
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Chico is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <4>
• Paradise
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
  • Paradise is located in Butte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>
• Forest Ranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
• De Sabla
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
  • De Sabla is located in Butte County
• Nimshew
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Nimshew is located in Butte County
• Powellton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Powellton is located in Butte County
• Irish Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
  • Irish Town is located in Butte County
• Paradise Pines
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
  • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
• Inskip ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Inskip is located in Butte County
• Stirling City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling City
  • Stirling City is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stirling City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cohasset ...

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

Adding Cohasset to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cohasset post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cohasset.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cohasset. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/