Welcome to Keswick ...

Keswick is located in Shasta County<1>.

Keswick was established in 1896.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Keswick: Named after Lord William Keswick.

Keswick is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Keswick: 530

Communities Also Named Keswick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Keswick - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ontario and Virginia.

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

Communities near Keswick ...

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

• Redding
  (4 miles [6.4 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 Keswick to Redding
• Anderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From Keswick to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Keswick to Shasta Lake
• Churntown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Churntown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
  • Churntown is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Churntown:
  • One Wagon Town
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Churntown
  • From Keswick to Churntown
• Fielding ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Keswick to Fielding
• Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 Keswick to Iron Mountain
• Newtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Newtown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newtown
  • From Keswick to Newtown
• Middletown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middletown
  • From Keswick to Middletown
• Summit City ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
  • Summit City is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Summit City
  • From Keswick to Summit City
• Toyon ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyon
  • Toyon is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Toyon:
  • Seaman's Place
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toyon
  • From Keswick to Toyon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keswick ...

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

Adding Keswick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Keswick post office opened in 1896.

We also found Keswick mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Keswick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Keswick. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/