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Welcome to Palo Cedro ...

Palo Cedro is located in Shasta County<1>.

Palo Cedro was established in 1883.

Palo Cedro is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Palo Cedro: 530

The ZIP code for Palo Cedro: 96073<3>

Going back to its beginning, Palo Cedro was originally named Albertson. For more information about the names of Palo Cedro, see The Names of Palo Cedro on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Palo Cedro ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palo Cedro ...

Looking for more information about Palo Cedro? 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 Palo Cedro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Palo Cedro.

Adding Palo Cedro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Palo Cedro post office opened in 1893.

We also found Palo Cedro on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palo Cedro.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palo Cedro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Palo Cedro). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Palo Cedro or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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