Shasta County, California
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 28 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Redding, Mineral, French Gulch.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP12 of 28 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
28 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Benton Tract Site | Redding | 1971 |
| Cascade Theatre | Redding | 2002 |
| Cottonwood Historic District | Cottonwood | 1973 |
| Cow Creek Petroglyphs | Millville | 1971 |
| Dersch-Taylor Petroglyphs | Millville | 1971 |
| French Gulch Historic District | French Gulch | 1972 |
| Frisbie, Edward, House | Redding | 1990 |
| Gladstone Houses | French Gulch | 1995 |
| Horseshoe Lake Ranger Station | Chester | 1978 |
| Lake Britton Archeological District | Burney | 1975 |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway Historic District | Mineral | 2006 |
| Loomis Vistor Center, Bldg. 43 | Manzanita Lake | 1975 |
| Lorenz Hotel | Redding | 2012 |
| Manzanita Lake Naturalist's Services Historic District | Shingletown | 2006 |
| Nobles Emigrant Trail | Shingletown | 1975 |
| Old City Hall Building | Redding | 1978 |
| Olsen Petroglyphs | Redding | 1971 |
| Phillips Brothers Mill | Oak Run | 2002 |
| Pine Street School | Redding | 1978 |
| Prospect Peak Fire Lookout | Mineral | 1978 |
| Reading Adobe Site | Cottonwood | 1971 |
| Shasta State Historic Park | Shasta | 1971 |
| Squaw Creek Archeological Site | Redding | 1981 |
| Summit Lake Ranger Station | Mineral | 1978 |
| Swasey Discontiguous Archeological District | Redding | 2003 |
| Tower House District | Whiskeytown | 1973 |
| Tower House-Soo-Yeh-Choo-Pus | French Gulch | 1985 |
| Twin Lakes Fire Tool Cache | Mineral | 2016 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBShasta was formed in 1850 (1850-02-18) from unknown / original county.
SHASTA created from non-county area.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusShasta County population from 1850 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1850 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378 | 4,360 | 9,492 | 17,318 | 13,361 | 28,800 | 36,413 | 59,468 | 115,715 | 163,256 | 182,155 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
National Park Service sites nearby
NPSPark units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).
| Site | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
| Whiskeytown National Recreation Area | Park unit | 47.9 km |
| Lassen Volcanic National Park | Park unit | 57.7 km |
Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS41 cemeteries and 27 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 41 of 41 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Anderson District Cemetery |
| Anderson Pioneer / Oddfellows Cemetery |
| Big Bend Indian Cemetery |
| Burney Cemetery |
| Burney Falls Pioneer Cemetery |
| Cayton Cemetery |
| Central Valley Cemetery |
| Cottonwood Cemetery District |
| Cove Cemetery |
| Dana Cemetery |
| Delta Cemetery |
| Fall River Cemetery |
| Fall River Unnamed Cemetery |
| Fern Cemetery |
| French Gulch Cemetery |
| Halcumb Cemetery |
| Happy Valley Cemetery |
| Harrison Gulch Cemetery |
| Hobo Creek Cemetery |
| Houston Cemetery |
| Igo Cemetery |
| Lakehead Cemetery |
| Lawncrest Memorial Park |
| Middletown Cemetery |
| Millville Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Millville Masonic Cemetery |
| Northern California Veterans Cemetery |
| Ogburn Inwood Cemetery |
| Old Ono Cemetery |
| Ono Cemetery |
| Parkville Cemetery |
| Pine Grove Cemetery |
| Project City Cemetery |
| Redding Memorial Park |
| Saint Joseph Cemetery |
| Saint Joseph's Cemetery |
| Shasta City Union Cemetery |
| Shasta Masonic Cemetery |
| Sims Cemetery |
| Whiskeytown Cemetery |
| Whitmore Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 27 of 27
| Name |
|---|
| Baird |
| Bayha |
| Calkins |
| Central Valley |
| Churntown |
| Ellis |
| Elmore |
| Fitzpatrick |
| Furnaceville |
| Hart |
| Henryford |
| Hogtown |
| Houston |
| Kelly |
| Kennett |
| Lillienthal |
| Mabel |
| Middletown |
| Morley |
| Oak Bottom |
| Project City |
| Rinckel |
| Summit City |
| Waugh |
| Whitehouse |
| Winthrop |
| Ydaloom |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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