Welcome to Cougar ...
So far, we found very little information about Cougar. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cougar to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cougar, please Contact Us.
Cougar would have been located within present day Siskiyou County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cougar is 4,850 feet [1,478 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cougar is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cougar was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Cougar was located: 530
Communities Also Named Cougar ...
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cougar.
Communities near Cougar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cougar.
- Mount Shasta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Weed
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Big Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
- Carrick is located in Siskiyou County
- Little Shasta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hebron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
- Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
- Gazelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Grenada
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Cougar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cougar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cougar. 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 Cougar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cougar. See our Newspapers Page for Cougar.
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 Cougar, 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 Siskiyou, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cougar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |