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Welcome to Cresta ...

Cresta is located in Butte County<1>.

Cresta is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cresta: 530 & 837<3>

Communities near Cresta ...

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

  • Paradise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Storrie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Merrimac
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Merrimac is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
  • Stirling City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tobin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tobin is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
  • Magalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Big Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Big Bend is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
  • Concow
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Concow is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
  • Paradise Pines
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Paradise Pines is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Pines
  • Powellton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Powellton is located in Butte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cresta ...

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

Adding Cresta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cresta 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 Cresta was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cresta.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cresta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 Cresta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Cresta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.