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Welcome to Little Valley ...

Little Valley is located in Lassen County<1>.


The location of Little Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Little Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1948.

A typical abbreviation for Little Valley: Little Vly. (or less commonly used: Little Vally. or Little Vlly.)

Little Valley is 4,180 feet [1,274 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Little Valley is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Little Valley lies within the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Little Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Little Valley - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Nevada, New York and Oregon.

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

Communities near Little Valley ...

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

  • Nubieber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pittville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
    • Pittville is located in Lassen County
  • Bieber
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
    • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Fall River Mills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McArthur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pumpkin Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Hat Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cassel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Glenburn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
    • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
    • Former names for Glenburn:
    • Burgettville
    • Swasey
  • Old Station
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Little Valley ...

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

Adding Little Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Little Valley post office opened in 1948.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Valley.

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

The official website for Lassen County: www.co.lassen.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Lassen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Little Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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