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Welcome to Pedley ...

Pedley is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pedley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Pedley is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pedley ...

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

  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • San Bernardino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fontana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
    • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <3>
  • Moreno Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ontario
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <3>
  • Rancho Cucamonga
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Corona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Pomona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
    • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <3>
  • Rialto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <3>
  • Chino
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pedley ...

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

Adding Pedley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Pedley in the book titled .<4> X3X - From that list, the Pedley post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pedley.

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 Pedley - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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