Oak Bottom

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · CALIFORNIA

A historical populated place in Shasta County, California, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Oak Bottom
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: California
County: Shasta County
USGS Map: Whiskeytown
Coordinates: 40.6490376, -122.5830713
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GNIS Feature ID: 1661838

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS description

Site inundated by Whiskeytown Lake

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 1661838. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

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Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.