Welcome to Pollard Flat ...
Pollard Flat is located in Shasta County<1>.
Pollard Flat was established in 1855.
A typical abbreviation for Pollard Flat: Pollard Flt.
Pollard Flat is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pollard Flat lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Pollard Flat: 530
Going back to its beginning, Pollard Flat was originally named Portuguese Flat. For more information about the names of Pollard Flat, see The Names of Pollard Flat on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Pollard Flat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pollard Flat.
- Dunsmuir
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pollock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakehead - Lakeshore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehead - Lakeshore
- Lakehead - Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
- Lakehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sims
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sims. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
- Sims is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sims
- From Pollard Flat to Sims
- Antlers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flume ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flume. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flume
- Flume is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Flume
- From Pollard Flat to Flume
- Conant ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
- Conant is located in Shasta County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Conant
- From Pollard Flat to Conant
- Sugarloaf
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Pollard Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pollard Flat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pollard Flat. 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 Pollard Flat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pollard Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Pollard Flat.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pollard Flat ...
Looking for more information about Pollard Flat? 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 Pollard Flat, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pollard Flat.
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 Pollard Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |