Welcome to Lava Beds ...
So far, we found very little information about Lava Beds. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Lava Beds to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Lava Beds, please Contact Us.
Lava Beds would have been located within present day Butte County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Lava Beds is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Lava Beds was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Lava Beds was located: 530 & 837<4>
Communities near Lava Beds ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lava Beds.
- Live Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Live Oak is located in Sutter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,048 people
- Gridley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bigg's
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longs Bar is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs Bar
- Lorraine ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lorraine is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Oroville Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oroville Junction is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oroville Junction
- Wyandotte
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wyandotte is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- East Biggs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Biggs is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Biggs
- Bidwell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bidwell is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bidwell
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 Lava Beds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lava Beds.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lava Beds. 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 Lava Beds.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lava Beds. See our Newspapers Page for Lava Beds.
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 Lava Beds, 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 Lava Beds - 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 Lava Beds area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Lava Beds area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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