Welcome to Olinda ...

Olinda is located in Shasta County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Olinda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Olinda is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Olinda: 530

Communities Also Named Olinda ...

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

Beyond California, there are 3 communities that are also named Olinda - they are located in Hawaii and Ontario.

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

Communities near Olinda ...

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

• Redding
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • 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 Olinda to Redding
• Anderson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • 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 Olinda to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • 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 Olinda to Shasta Lake
• Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell's Bridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell's Bridge
  • Bell's Bridge is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bell's Bridge
  • From Olinda to Bell's Bridge
• Cloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cloverdale
  • From Olinda to Cloverdale
• Latona ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
  • Latona is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Latona:
  • New Town
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Latona
  • From Olinda to Latona
• Redding Rancheria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Rancheria
  • Redding Rancheria is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding Rancheria
  • From Olinda to Redding Rancheria
• Briggsville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Briggsville is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Briggsville:
  • Moorestown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Briggsville
  • From Olinda to Briggsville
• Girvan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Girvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girvan
  • Girvan is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Girvan
  • From Olinda to Girvan
• Pacheco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pacheco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco
  • Pacheco is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pacheco
  • From Olinda to Pacheco

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Olinda ...

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

Adding Olinda to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Olinda post office opened in 1890.

We also found Olinda in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Olinda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Olinda. 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/