Welcome to Polk Springs ...

Polk Springs is located in Tehama County<1>.

The location of Polk Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> 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

Polk Springs is within the (530) area code.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Meadows
  • Butte Meadows is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Meadows <4>
• Inskip ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inskip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inskip
  • Inskip is located in Butte County
• Powellton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
  • Powellton is located in Butte County
• Dantuma Place
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dantuma Place
  • Dantuma Place is located in Tehama County
• Forest Ranch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ranch
  • Forest Ranch is located in Butte County
• Mill Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <4>
• Mineral
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Stirling City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling City
  • Stirling City is located in Butte County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stirling City <4>
• De Sabla
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Sabla
  • De Sabla is located in Butte County
• Nimshew
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimshew
  • Nimshew is located in Butte County

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polk Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tehama County: www.co.tehama.ca.us/

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