Welcome to Mesa Verde ...

Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County<1>.

Mesa Verde is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mesa Verde (for example, toward Quartzsite (AZ)), you will soon 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 Mesa Verde: 760 & 442<3>

Going back to its beginning, Mesa Verde was originally named Nicholls Warm Springs. For more information about the names of Mesa Verde, see The Names of Mesa Verde on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Mesa Verde ...

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

Communities near Mesa Verde ...

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

• Blythe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
  • Blythe is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Blythe
  • From Mesa Verde to Blythe
• East Blythe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blythe
  • East Blythe is located in Riverside County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Blythe
  • From Mesa Verde to East Blythe
• Ehrenberg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenberg
  • Ehrenberg is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrenberg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ehrenberg
  • From Mesa Verde to Ehrenberg
• Olive City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
  • Olive City is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Olive City has also been known as:
  • Bradshaw's Ferry
  • Olivia
• Palo Verde
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
  • Palo Verde is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palo Verde
  • From Mesa Verde to Palo Verde
• Morgantown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Morgantown
  • From Mesa Verde to Morgantown
• Midland ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Riverside County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midland
  • From Mesa Verde to Midland
• Cibola
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cibola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibola
  • Cibola is located in La Paz County (AZ)
• La Paz Valley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Valley
  • La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to La Paz Valley
  • From Mesa Verde to La Paz Valley
• Quartzsite
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
  • Quartzsite is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Quartzsite
  • From Mesa Verde to Quartzsite

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mesa Verde ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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