Welcome to Joshua ...

Joshua is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Joshua is 3,990 feet [1,216 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Joshua is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Joshua (for example, toward Bullhead City (AZ)), you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Joshua: 760 & 442<3>

Communities Also Named Joshua ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Joshua - they are located in Florida, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Joshua ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Joshua.

• Mountain Pass
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mountain Pass is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Pass
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Pass <4>
• Nipton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nipton is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipton
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nipton <4>
• Rosalie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosalie is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
  • Rosalie has also been known as:
  • Valley Wells Station
  • Valley Wells
• Kelso
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kelso is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
• Primm
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Primm is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Primm <4>
• Kerens ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kerens is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
• Glasgow ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Glasgow is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Joshua ...

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

Adding Joshua to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Joshua.