Welcome to Isaiah ...
So far, we found very little information about Isaiah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Isaiah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Isaiah, please Contact Us.
Isaiah would have been located within present day Butte County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Isaiah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Isaiah is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Isaiah was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Isaiah was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities near Isaiah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Isaiah.
- Oroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Concow is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
- Berry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Pulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Cherokee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Magalia
(9 miles [14.5 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 Isaiah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Isaiah.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Isaiah. 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 Isaiah.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Isaiah. See our Newspapers Page for Isaiah.
Adding Isaiah to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Isaiah in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Isaiah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Isaiah post office opened in 1919. The Isaiah post office closed in 1954.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Isaiah.
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 Isaiah, 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 Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Isaiah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Isaiah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Isaiah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |