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Welcome to Shasta ...

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

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shasta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shasta is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Shasta was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Shasta was located: 419 & 567<4>

Communities Also Named Shasta ...

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

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

Communities near Shasta ...

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

  • Van Wert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Celina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Decatur
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Decatur is located in Adams County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
  • Saint Marys
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Delphos
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elida
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Elida is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Rockford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Convoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottoville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Shasta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shasta 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 (so far) for Shasta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shasta post office opened in 1880. The Shasta post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shasta.

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 Shasta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Van Wert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shasta - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Shasta area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Shasta area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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