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Welcome to Edom ...

Edom is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Edom is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Edom: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Edom ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Edom - they are located in Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Edom ...

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

  • Indio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indio
    • Indio is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indio <4>
  • Cathedral City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Palm Desert
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Palm Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Coachella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • La Quinta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Desert Hot Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rancho Mirage
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Indian Wells
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Desert Country
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Desert Country have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Desert Country
    • Palm Desert Country 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 Edom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edom ...

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

Adding Edom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edom 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 Edom was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Edom post office opened in 1913.

We also found Edom mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edom.

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 Edom - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 760 code has been Overlayed with the 442 area code. New phone numbers in the Edom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 760 or 442. As a result, placing a call in the Edom area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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