Welcome to Waugh ...

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

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

Waugh would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Waugh was established in 1880s.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Waugh: Named after Joseph Waugh.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Waugh is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Waugh was located: 530

Communities Also Named Waugh ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Waugh - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Indiana, Manitoba, Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Waugh ...

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

• Anderson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anderson
  • From Waugh to Anderson
• Shasta Lake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Waugh to Shasta Lake
• Enterprise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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  • Enterprise is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Enterprise
  • From Waugh to Enterprise
• Middletown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Middletown
  • From Waugh to Middletown
• Newtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Newtown is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newtown
  • From Waugh to Newtown
• Whitehouse ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitehouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitehouse
  • From Waugh to Whitehouse
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Centerville
  • From Waugh to Centerville
• Copley ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
  • Copley is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Copley:
  • Motion
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Copley
  • From Waugh to Copley
• Matheson ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
  • Matheson is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Matheson
  • From Waugh to Matheson
• Texas Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
  • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Texas Springs
  • From Waugh to Texas Springs

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

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

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

Adding Waugh to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waugh in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Waugh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Waugh post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waugh.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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