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>.
The location of Isaiah has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
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.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Isaiah was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Isaiah would have been located in the (530) area code.
Communities near Isaiah ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Isaiah.
- Oroville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville
- Oroville is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,237 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oroville <5>
- Paradise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Paradise is located in Butte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <5>
- Concow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Berry Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Creek
- Berry Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry Creek <5>
- Pulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulga
- Pulga is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulga <5>
- Big Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bar
- Big Bar is located in Butte County
- Merrimac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Magalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magalia
- Magalia is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magalia <5>
- Oregon City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
- Oregon City is located in Butte County
- Former name for Oregon City:
- Bloomingdale
- Elsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsey
- Elsey is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsey <5>
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 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.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Isaiah.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Isaiah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |