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Welcome to Cortena ...

Cortena is located in Colusa County<1>.

Cortena is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cortena: 530

Communities near Cortena ...

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

  • Colusa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Williams
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Colusa Rancheria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
  • Sites
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sites
    • Sites is located in Colusa County
  • Genevra
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Genevra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genevra
    • Genevra is located in Colusa County
  • Leesville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
    • Leesville is located in Colusa County
  • Arbuckle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Devils Elbow
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Devils Elbow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
    • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
  • Meridian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Princeton
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Cortena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cortena.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cortena ...

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

Adding Cortena to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cortena 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 Cortena was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

We also found Cortena in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cortena.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Colusa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cortena - 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.
<4>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.