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Welcome to Potrero El Cariso ...

Potrero El Cariso is located in Riverside County<1>.

Potrero El Cariso is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Potrero El Cariso is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Communities near Potrero El Cariso ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Potrero El Cariso.

  • Corona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Murrieta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Temecula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Menifee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mission Viejo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake Forest
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Perris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
    • Perris is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <3>
  • Lake Elsinore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laguna Niguel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • San Clemente
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Potrero El Cariso ...

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

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 Potrero El Cariso - 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.