Welcome to McColl ...

So far, we found very little information about McColl. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added McColl to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with McColl, please Contact Us.

McColl would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

McColl was established in 1940s.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for McColl is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where McColl was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where McColl was located: 530

Communities Also Named McColl ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named McColl - they are located in South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near McColl ...

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

• Redding
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From McColl to Redding
• Anderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From McColl to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From McColl to Shasta Lake
• Baird ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baird
  • From McColl to Baird
• Bonita ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bonita. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
  • Bonita is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bonita
  • From McColl to Bonita
• Kennett ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
  • Kennett is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kennett
  • From McColl to Kennett
• Morley ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
  • Morley is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morley
  • From McColl to Morley
• Pine Grove ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
  • Pine Grove is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Grove
  • From McColl to Pine Grove
• Summit City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 McColl to Summit City
• Toyon ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<5>
  • 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 McColl 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 McColl. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McColl.

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

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

Adding McColl to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McColl.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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