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Welcome to Bly ...

Bly is located in Riverside County<1>.

Bly is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bly - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bly ...

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

  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • San Bernardino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fontana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <3>
  • Moreno Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ontario
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <3>
  • Rancho Cucamonga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Corona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Pomona
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Rialto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • Chino
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bly ...

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

Adding Bly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bly 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 Bly was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Bly mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Riverside, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.