Welcome to Horsetown ...

So far, we found very little information about Horsetown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Horsetown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Horsetown, please Contact Us.

Horsetown would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Horsetown was established in 1849.

Time Zone: The area where Horsetown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Horsetown was located: 530

The community of Horsetown was previously named One Horse Town. Going back to its beginning, Horsetown was originally named Clear Creek Diggings. For more information about the names of Horsetown, see The Names of Horsetown on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Horsetown ...

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

• Redding
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
  • Redding is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From Horsetown to Redding
• Anderson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From Horsetown to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Horsetown to Shasta Lake
• Gas Point ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Point
  • Gas Point is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gas Point
  • From Horsetown to Gas Point
• Happy Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Happy Valley:
  • Oak
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Happy Valley
  • From Horsetown to Happy Valley
• Redding Rancheria
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Rancheria
  • Redding Rancheria is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding Rancheria
  • From Horsetown to Redding Rancheria
• Smithville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smithville
  • From Horsetown to Smithville
• Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell's Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell's Bridge
  • Bell's Bridge is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bell's Bridge
  • From Horsetown to Bell's Bridge
• Canon City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
  • Canon City is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Canon City
  • From Horsetown to Canon City
• Girvan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Girvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvan
  • Girvan is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Girvan
  • From Horsetown to Girvan

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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