Whipple Well offers one of the most complete online databases of California Place Names I've found so far. They currently have 2,135 place names for Shasta County:
To locate any place found in the above listing using it's coordinates (Latitude and Longitude)
you can easily convert them to work in Google Maps.
Instructions for coordinates conversion:
This example shows how to locate a place using Google Maps and the coordinates found in the above list. The coordinates for the "Sargent School" are listed as:
Latitude "355638N"
Longitude "1204753W"1. Convert the latitude by inserting a decimal point after the SECOND digit, and remove the directional [N] reference.
The latitude of "355638N" will become "35.5638"Enter this number first in the search box of Google Maps.
2. Convert the longitude by entering a decimal point after the THIRD digit, and remove the directional [W] reference. Then place a minus [-] in front of this number.
The longitude of "1204753W" will become "-120.4753"Enter this number second in the search box of Google Maps.
3. Seperate the latitude and longitude with a comma, then click on "Search Maps."
So the coordinates I'll enter in the search box of Google Maps to find the "Sargent School" I'll change:
From this: 355638N 1204753W
To this: 35.5638, -120.4753
And this is the map Google will return: Map: 35.5638, -120.4753
When looking for a particular place, you may want to review these county boundary comparison maps:
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