Whiskeytown
Whiskeytown was an unincorporated community in Shasta County, California, United States. Although once a bustling mining town, it was flooded to make way for Whiskeytown Lake in 1962, now part of Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: ghost town in Shasta County, California
- Also known as: “Blair”, “Franklin City”, “Schilling”, “Stella”, “Whiskey Creek”, “Whiskey Town”, “Whiskeytown, CA”, and “Whiskeytown, California”
- Postal code: 96095
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shasta and Keswick.
Shasta
Shasta is a town in Shasta County in the Shasta Cascades region of California. In the mid 19th century, Shasta was the commercial and shipping hub for northern California mines.Keswick
Hamlet
Keswick is a census-designated place in Shasta County, California. Keswick sits at an elevation of 732 feet. Its population is 188 as of the 2020 census, down from 451 from the 2010 census. Keswick is situated 5 miles east of Whiskeytown.
Whiskeytown
- Categories: ghost town and unincorporated community in the United States
- Location: Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From South Azerbaijani to Turkish—“Whiskeytown” goes by many names.
- South Azerbaijani: “ویسکئیتوون، کالیفورنیا”
- Turkish: “Whiskeytown”
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