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Welcome to Dana ...

Dana is located in Shasta County<1>.

Dana was established in 1881.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Dana: Named after Loren Dana.

Dana is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Dana is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Dana: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Dana ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Dana - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Dana ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dana ...

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

Adding Dana to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dana post office opened in 1888. The Dana post office closed in 1951.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dana.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dana - 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 Dana area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Dana 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/