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Welcome to Palm Desert Country ...

Palm Desert Country is located in Riverside County<1>.

Palm Desert Country is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Palm Desert Country ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Palm Desert Country.

  • Indio
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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 <3>
  • Cathedral City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Palm Desert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Palm Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Coachella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • La Quinta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Desert Hot Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Rancho Mirage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Thousand Palms
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rimlon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimlon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimlon
    • Rimlon 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 Palm Desert Country. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm Desert Country.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm Desert Country ...

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

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 Palm Desert Country - 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>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.