Welcome to Jillsonville ...

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

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

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

Jillsonville was established in 1912.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Jillsonville: Named after I.O. Jillson.

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

The Area Code where Jillsonville was located: 530

Communities near Jillsonville ...

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

• Redding
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Jillsonville to Redding
• Shasta Lake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 Jillsonville to Shasta Lake
• Deadwood ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deadwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Deadwood is located in Trinity County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deadwood
  • From Jillsonville to Deadwood
• Oak Bottom ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bottom
  • Oak Bottom is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Bottom
  • From Jillsonville to Oak Bottom
• Fielding ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fielding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
  • Fielding is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fielding
  • From Jillsonville to Fielding
• Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
  • Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Iron Mountain
  • From Jillsonville to Iron Mountain
• Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
  • Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Whiskeytown:
  • Blair
  • Franklin City
  • Schilling
  • Stella
  • Whiskey Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whiskeytown
  • From Jillsonville to Whiskeytown
• Copley ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
  • Copley is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Copley:
  • Motion
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copley
  • From Jillsonville to Copley
• Coram ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
  • Coram is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coram
  • From Jillsonville to Coram
• Lewiston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lewiston
  • From Jillsonville to Lewiston

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

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

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

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/