Welcome to Cahuilla ...

Cahuilla is located in Riverside County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cahuilla, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Cahuilla is 3,640 feet [1,109 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Cahuilla is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Cahuilla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Cahuilla: This one is located in Riverside County and the other is located in San Diego County.

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

Communities near Cahuilla ...

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

• Hemet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • 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>
• Anza
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anza
  • Anza is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anza <4>
• Ramona Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Village
  • Ramona Village is located in Riverside County
• Aguanga
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguanga
  • Aguanga is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguanga <4>
• Mountain Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Center
  • Mountain Center is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Center <4>
• Sage
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
  • Sage is located in Riverside County
• Holcomb Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Village
  • Holcomb Village is located in San Diego County
• Idyllwild
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idyllwild
  • Idyllwild is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idyllwild <4>
• Pine Cove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cove
  • Pine Cove is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Cove <4>
• Alpine Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
  • Alpine Village is located in Riverside 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 Cahuilla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cahuilla.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cahuilla ...

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

Adding Cahuilla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cahuilla 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 Cahuilla was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cahuilla post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cahuilla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cahuilla. 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/