Texas Springs, Shasta County, California -A History-

The town of Texas Springs is featured on the official 1862 map

of Shasta County. Note: it's called "Texas" instead of Texas Springs.

The former town site of Texas Springs, which is located in Shasta County, California, was designated as California Historical Landmark No. 3, on June 6, 1969, and was settled in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. This settlement was located at the intersection of Texas Springs and Honeybee Roads south of the town of Centerville. Most of this former ghost town is on private property but there are still reminders of its former hey-day such as the Upper Texas Springs Cemetery, the Lower Texas Springs Cemetery, the Lamb memorial, and the Texas Springs Rock Quarry. For a complete history please see the following YouTube video:

This video was filmed on location on September 3, 2022.

RESOURCES:

Interesting Letter From One Horse Town - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, April 2, 1853

The Shasta County Dry Diggings - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 4, 1854

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 25, 1854

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 20, 1854

Miners Meeting - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 6, 1855 

The Nomuckett Water Company - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, May 26, 1855

Married - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 27, 1855

Judges And Inspectors Of Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 21, 1858

Destructive Fire At Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 20, 1858

The Chinese Question - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 19, 1859

Fourth of July at Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 9, 1859

New Store - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, July 16, 1859

Weil Bros. - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1859

Ball At Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 29, 1859

Miners Meeting At Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 31, 1859

Public Schools Of Shasta County - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 31, 1860

New Butcher Shop at Middletown - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 25, 1860

Religious - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, September 1, 1860

Judges And Inspectors Of The Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 20, 1860

Letter From Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 23, 1861

Births - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1862

Officers Of Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 15, 1863

School Children In Shasta County - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, August 13, 1864

Judges And Inspectors Of The Election - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, October 15, 1864

Letter From Texas Springs - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 24, 1866

New Firm - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867

Notice - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 16, 1867

Chinaman Murdered - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 16, 1867

Preaching - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 16, 1867

Schoolhouse Destroyed - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, December 4, 1869

The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 12, 1870

Proceedings Of The Board Of Supervisors - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, November 18, 1871

New Store at Anderson - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873

New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, January 4, 1873

Flumes Robbed - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, February 1, 1873

New Store! - The Shasta Courier newspaper of Shasta, March 15, 1873

My Playhouse Was A Concord Coach, an anthology of newspaper clippings and documents relating to those who made California history during the years 1822-1888, by Mae Hélène Bacon Boggs. Published by Howell-North Press ©1942

Shasta County, California A History by Rosena Giles, published by Biobooks, ©1949.

In the Shadow of the Mountain A Short History of Shasta County, California, by Edward Petersen ©1965

Place Names of Shasta County by Gertrude A. Steger revision by Helen Hinckley Jones, ©1966 by La Siesta Press, Glendale, California