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Welcome to Timbuctoo ...

So far, we found very little information about Timbuctoo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Timbuctoo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Timbuctoo, please Contact Us.

Timbuctoo would have been located within present day Yuba County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Timbuctoo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Timbuctoo is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Timbuctoo was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Timbuctoo was located: 530

Communities Also Named Timbuctoo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Timbuctoo - they are located in Illinois and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Timbuctoo ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Timbuctoo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Timbuctoo post office opened in 1858.

We also found Timbuctoo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Timbuctoo.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Timbuctoo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Yuba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Timbuctoo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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