Welcome to Pulga ...
Pulga is located in Butte County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pulga, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Pulga is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Pulga lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Pulga: 530
Communities near Pulga ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pulga.
- Paradise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Concow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concow
- Concow is located in Butte County
- Magalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Merrimac
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrimac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Merrimac is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merrimac
- From Pulga to Merrimac
- Paradise Pines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stirling City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brush Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Brush Creek is located in Butte County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brush Creek
- From Pulga to Brush Creek
- De Sabla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Irish Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
- Irish Town 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 Pulga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pulga.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pulga. 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 Pulga.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pulga. See our Newspapers Page for Pulga.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pulga ...
Looking for more information about Pulga? 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 Pulga, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pulga.
Adding Pulga to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pulga 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 Pulga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Pulga post office opened in 1906.
We also found Pulga in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pulga.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pulga - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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/ |