Welcome to Polk Springs ...
Polk Springs is located in Tehama County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Polk Springs: Polk Spgs. (or less commonly used: Polk Spngs. or Polk Sprngs.)
Polk Springs is 2,460 feet [750 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Polk Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Polk Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Polk Springs: 530 & 837<3>
Communities near Polk Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polk Springs.
- Butte Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Inskip ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inskip is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
- Powellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Powellton is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Dantuma Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
- Forest Ranch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
- Mill Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stirling City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- De Sabla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Sabla is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
- Nimshew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nimshew is located in Butte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
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 Polk Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polk Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polk Springs. 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 Polk Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polk Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Polk Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polk Springs ...
Looking for more information about Polk Springs? 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 Polk Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polk Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tehama, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Polk Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Polk Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Polk Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |