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)
- Shasta Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Texas Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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>
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.
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 Waugh, 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 Shasta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Waugh - 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> | 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/ |