Tehama in Tehama County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Old Tehama County Jail

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015

1. Old Tehama County Jail Marker

Inscription. Construction of the jail by Casper Cobb, began Sept. 9, 1884. Supervisor John Simpson was given credit for pushing the approval through the Board of Supervisors. On Oct. 6, the board accepted the completed building at a cost of $1,153. The jail was used for holding prisoners overnight for transportation to the county seat at Red Bluff, including one rustler who escaped through a hole he beat through the wall and a thief who lifted the front door off its hinges. The jail housed many a drunk who needed to sleep it off, to walk out its unlocked doors in the morning. The county officially closed the jail in August, 1914.

Erected 2001 by E Clampus Vitus Lassen-Loomis Outpost #1914 & Trinitarianus Chapter #62.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1914.

Location. 40° 1.669′ N, 122° 7.413′ W. Marker is in Tehama, California, in Tehama County. It is on 3rd Street near C Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 198 3rd Street, Tehama CA 96090, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sacramento Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

in the Shasta Cascade,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

in the Cascade Range,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tehama County Museum Foundation (within shouting distance

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of this marker); The Tehama Railroad Bridge (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Seat of Tehama County Government (about 800 feet away); Western Star Lodge No. 2 Free and Accepted Masons (approx. 6.6 miles away); Lassen Trail - Lassen Rancho Site (approx. 7.4 miles away); The Hotel Maywood (approx. 7½ miles away); Maywood Woman's Clubhouse (approx. 7½ miles away); Miners Inn (approx. 7.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tehama.

More about this marker. The Old Tehama County Jail is located in Habert Park.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015

2. Old Tehama County Jail Marker

Old Tehama County Jail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 24, 2015

3. Old Tehama County Jail

Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 748 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.