Welcome to McArthur ...

McArthur is located in Shasta County<1>.

McArthur was established in 1869.

The origin (or the toponymy) of McArthur: Named after John McArthur.

McArthur is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of McArthur is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for McArthur: 530

The ZIP code for McArthur: 96056<3>

Communities Also Named McArthur ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named McArthur: This one is located in Shasta County and the other is located in Modoc County.

Beyond California, there are 7 communities that are also named McArthur - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Manitoba, North Dakota and Ohio.

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

Communities near McArthur ...

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

• Glenburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
  • Glenburn is located in Shasta County
  • Former names for Glenburn:
  • Burgettville
  • Swasey
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glenburn
  • From McArthur to Glenburn
• Alfa ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alfa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
  • Alfa is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alfa
  • From McArthur to Alfa
• Dana
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dana
  • From McArthur to Dana
• Nubieber
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubieber
  • Nubieber is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nubieber <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nubieber
  • From McArthur to Nubieber
• Cassel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassel
  • Cassel is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cassel <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cassel
  • From McArthur to Cassel
• Cayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
  • Cayton is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cayton
  • From McArthur to Cayton
• Bieber
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
  • Bieber is located in Lassen County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bieber
  • From McArthur to Bieber
• Johnson Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Park
  • Johnson Park is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Johnson Park
  • From McArthur to Johnson Park
• Pumpkin Center
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Lassen County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pumpkin Center <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pumpkin Center
  • From McArthur to Pumpkin Center
• Hat Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hat Creek
  • Hat Creek is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hat Creek <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hat Creek
  • From McArthur to Hat Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McArthur ...

Looking for more information about McArthur? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for McArthur, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McArthur.

Adding McArthur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McArthur 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 McArthur was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McArthur post office opened in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McArthur.