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Welcome to Kathryn ...

Kathryn is located in Orange County<1>.

Kathryn is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Kathryn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Kathryn - they are located in North Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Kathryn ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Kathryn ...

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

  • Anaheim
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Huntington Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Garden Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Corona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mission Viejo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westminster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kathryn ...

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

Adding Kathryn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kathryn 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 Kathryn was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Kathryn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kathryn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.