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Welcome to Pollock ...

Pollock is located in Shasta County<1>.

Pollock was established in 1918.

Pollock is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pollock: 530 & 837<3>

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

Communities Also Named Pollock ...

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

Beyond California, there are 9 communities that are also named Pollock - they are located in Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Pollock ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pollock ...

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

Adding Pollock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pollock 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 (so far) for Pollock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pollock post office opened in 1924. The Pollock post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pollock.

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 Pollock - 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 Pollock area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Pollock 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/