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Welcome to French Crossing ...

French Crossing is located in Butte County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for French Crossing: French Xing.

French Crossing is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for French Crossing: 530

Communities near French Crossing ...

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

  • Live Oak
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Sutter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
  • Gridley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Colusa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bigg's
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Afton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
    • Afton is located in Glenn County
  • Pennington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Sutter County
  • Princeton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Colusa Rancheria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
    • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
  • Butte City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for French Crossing ...

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

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 French Crossing - 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.