Welcome to Cajon ...

Cajon is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Cajon, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cajon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Cajon is 2,980 feet [908 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Cajon is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Cajon ...

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

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

Communities near Cajon ...

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

• San Bernardino
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Fontana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • 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 <4>
• Ontario
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Rancho Cucamonga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <4>
• Victorville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victorville
  • Victorville is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victorville <4>
• Rialto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Hesperia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
  • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
• Upland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Highland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <4>
• Colton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
  • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <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 Cajon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cajon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cajon ...

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

Adding Cajon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cajon post office opened in 1889.

We also found Cajon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cajon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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