Welcome to Amos ...

So far, we found very little information about Amos. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Amos to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amos, please Contact Us.

Amos would have been located within present day Imperial County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Amos is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Amos was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Amos and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Amos would have been located in the (760) and (442)<4> area codes.

Communities Also Named Amos ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Amos - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, Oregon, Quebec, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amos.

Communities near Amos ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amos.

• Brawley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
  • Brawley is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <5>
• Calipatria
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calipatria
  • Calipatria is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calipatria <5>
• Glamis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glamis
  • Glamis is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glamis <5>
• Alamorio
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorio have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
  • Alamorio is located in Imperial County
• Estelle
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Estelle is located in Imperial County
• Niland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niland
  • Niland is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Niland <5>
• Westmorland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmorland
  • Westmorland is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westmorland <5>
• Date City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
  • Date City is located in Imperial County
• Holtville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
  • Holtville is located in Imperial County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holtville <5>
• Watermans Corner
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermans Corner
  • Watermans Corner is located in Imperial County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Amos. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amos.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amos. See our Newspapers Page for Amos.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Imperial County: www.co.imperial.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/