Welcome to Verde ...

Verde is located in San Luis Obispo County<1>.

The location of 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 Verde, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Verde is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Verde is within the boundaries of the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Verde ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Verde - it's located in Arizona.

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

Communities near Verde ...

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

• Santa Maria
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <4>
• San Luis Obispo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Obispo
  • San Luis Obispo is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis Obispo <4>
• Arroyo Grande
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Grande
  • Arroyo Grande is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arroyo Grande <4>
• Grover Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Beach
  • Grover Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grover Beach <4>
• Guadalupe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <4>
• Pismo Beach
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pismo Beach
  • Pismo Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pismo Beach <4>
• Fairoaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
• Oceano
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceano
  • Oceano is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oceano <4>
• Shell Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
  • Shell Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Beach <4>
• San Miguelito
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
  • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo 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 Verde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Verde.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Verde.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Verde ...

Looking for more information about 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 Verde, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Verde.

Adding Verde to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Verde was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Verde.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

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