Welcome to Dedrick ...
So far, we found very little information about Dedrick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dedrick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dedrick, please Contact Us.
Dedrick would have been located within present day Trinity County<2>.
The location of Dedrick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dedrick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Dedrick is 2,520 feet [768 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Dedrick is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Dedrick was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Dedrick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dedrick.
- Helena ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Junction City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <5>
- Weaverville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
- Weaverville is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <5>
- Minersville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- Minersville is located in Trinity County
- Big Bar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Big Bar is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bar <5>
- Douglas City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Douglas City is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas City <5>
- Lewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lewiston is located in Trinity County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Cecilville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecilville
- Cecilville is located in Siskiyou County
- Denny ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 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 Dedrick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dedrick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dedrick. 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 Dedrick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dedrick. See our Newspapers Page for Dedrick.
Adding Dedrick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dedrick 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 Dedrick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dedrick post office opened in 1891.
We also found Dedrick in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dedrick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 Dedrick, 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 Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dedrick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |