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Welcome to Del Loma ...

Del Loma is located in Trinity County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Del Loma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Del Loma is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Del Loma ...

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

  • Big Bar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Ranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Helena ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Helena is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Denny ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Denny is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
  • Hyampom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity Village is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Village
  • Junction City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Salyer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayfork
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Willow Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Del Loma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Del Loma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Del Loma ...

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

Adding Del Loma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Del Loma 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 (so far) for Del Loma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Del Loma post office opened in 1928. The Del Loma post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Del Loma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Trinity, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Del Loma - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/