Welcome to Whiskeytown ...
So far, we found very little information about Whiskeytown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Whiskeytown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Whiskeytown, please Contact Us.
Whiskeytown would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.
Whiskeytown was settled in 1849. The community was inundated by the Whiskeytown Reservoir in 1962.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Whiskeytown is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Whiskeytown was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Whiskeytown still existed, it would have been in the (530) area code.
The community of Whiskeytown was previously named Schilling. Before Schilling, it was named Stella. Going back to its beginning, Whiskeytown was originally named Whiskey Creek. For more information about the names of Whiskeytown, see The Names of Whiskeytown on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Whiskeytown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Whiskeytown.
- Redding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
- Redding is located in Shasta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Shasta Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- 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>
- Shasta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta
- Shasta is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta <4>
- Copley ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Keswick
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Keswick is located in Shasta County
- Matheson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
- Matheson is located in Shasta County
- French Gulch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Gulch
- French Gulch is located in Shasta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Gulch <4>
- Jillsonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jillsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jillsonville
- Jillsonville is located in Shasta County
- Kilna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Whiskeytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Whiskeytown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Whiskeytown. 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 Whiskeytown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Whiskeytown. See our Newspapers Page for Whiskeytown.
Adding Whiskeytown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Whiskeytown 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 Whiskeytown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Whiskeytown post office opened in 1852.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Whiskeytown.
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/
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 Whiskeytown, 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 Whiskeytown - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |