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History · Little Valley

48% of Little Valley’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1957 on.

0on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Little Valley’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Little Valley are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Little Valley’s homes were built before 1951.
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The story so far

Little Valley, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Little Valley yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Little Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lassen County, California, United States. It is located 43 miles (69 km) northwest of Susanville, at an elevation of 4,190 feet (1,280 m). Its population is 84 as of the 2020 census.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Little Valley, 1948 to 1967

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1948Post officeThe Little Valley post office opens
  3. 1957On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 1967Post officeThe Little Valley post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Little Valley on the map, 1957 to 1995

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Little Valley. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Little Valley on the 1957 USGS mapLittle Valley on the 1983 USGS mapLittle Valley on the 1995 USGS map1957Little Valley sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Little Valley.

Famous people

Famous people close to Little Valley

Nobody well known was born in Little Valley itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Erick LindgrenAmerican poker player · b. 1976
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Jamie PinedaAmerican musician · b. 1988
Megan DahleAmerican politician from California · b. 1975
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Dan HawkinsAmerican football player and coach, sportscaster · b. 1960
Heather HadwickAmerican politician · b. 1979
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Little Valley had its own post office from 1948 to 1967.

Little Valley
1948–1967
19401980today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.