Welcome to Val Verde ...

Val Verde is located in Riverside County<1>.

The location of Val Verde has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Val Verde, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Val Verde is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Val Verde lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Val Verde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Val Verde: This one is located in Riverside County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 5 communities that are also named Val Verde - they are located in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Val Verde ...

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

• Riverside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• San Bernardino
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardino
  • San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bernardino <4>
• Moreno Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <4>
• Corona
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <4>
• Murrieta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta
  • Murrieta is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrieta <4>
• Jurupa Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
  • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
• Rialto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
  • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <4>
• Menifee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <4>
• Hemet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemet
  • Hemet is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemet <4>
• Perris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
  • Perris is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <4>

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 Val Verde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Val Verde.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Val Verde. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Val Verde.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Val Verde ...

Looking for more information about Val Verde? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Val Verde, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Val Verde.

Adding Val Verde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Val Verde in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Val Verde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Val Verde post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Val Verde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Val Verde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

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