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Welcome to Igerna ...

Igerna is located in Siskiyou County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Igerna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Igerna is 3,700 feet [1,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Igerna is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Igerna is located in the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Igerna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Igerna - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Igerna ...

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

  • Mount Shasta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunsmuir
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Edgewood is located in Siskiyou County
  • Gazelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shasta Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Springs
    • Shasta Springs is located in Siskiyou County
  • Big Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
    • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
  • Cougar ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
    • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
  • McCloud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Castle Crags ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Crags have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Crags
    • Castle Crags is located in Shasta County
  • Castella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Igerna ...

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

Adding Igerna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Igerna post office opened in 1888.

We also found Igerna in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Igerna.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Igerna. 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 Igerna - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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