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Welcome to Gottsville ...

Gottsville is located in Siskiyou County<1>.


The location of Gottsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Gottsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Gottsville is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Gottsville is located in the (530) area code.

Communities near Gottsville ...

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

  • Yreka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yreka
    • Yreka is located in Siskiyou County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,503 people
    • Yreka has also been known as:
    • Yreka City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yreka <4>
  • Montague
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Jones
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Klamath River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hornbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Colestin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
    • Colestin is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Ager
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
    • Ager is located in Siskiyou County
  • Scott Bar
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hamburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
  • Grenada
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gottsville ...

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

Adding Gottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gottsville 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 Gottsville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gottsville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gottsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gottsville - 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.









 

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