Welcome to Sites ...

Sites is located in Colusa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sites, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Sites is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Sites: (530)

Communities near Sites ...

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

• Colusa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa
  • Colusa is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colusa <3>
• Willows
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
  • Willows is located in Glenn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willows <3>
• Williams
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Williams is located in Colusa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <3>
• Devils Elbow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
• Lodoga
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
  • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
• Maxwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
• Leesville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Colusa County
• Stonyford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonyford
  • Stonyford is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonyford <3>
• Colusa Rancheria
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Rancheria
  • Colusa Rancheria is located in Colusa County
• Hough Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hough Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Springs
  • Hough Springs is located in Lake 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 Sites. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sites.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sites ...

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

Adding Sites to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sites 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 Sites was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Sites post office opened in 1887.

We also found Sites in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sites.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Colusa County: www.colusacountyclerk.com/

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