Welcome to Reilly ...
So far, we found very little information about Reilly. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Reilly to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reilly, please Contact Us.
Reilly would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Reilly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Reilly is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Reilly is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Reilly was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Reilly once stood is in the (760) and (442)<4> area codes.
Communities Also Named Reilly ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Reilly - they are located in Illinois and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reilly.
Communities near Reilly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reilly.
- Millspaugh ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millspaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millspaugh
- Millspaugh is located in Inyo County
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
- Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells has also been known as:
- Homewood Canyon
- Ballarat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballarat
- Ballarat is located in Inyo County
- Indian Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ranch
- Indian Ranch is located in Inyo County
- Junction Ranch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ranch
- Junction Ranch is located in Inyo County
- Valley Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
- Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
- Lookout City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout City
- Lookout City is located in Inyo County
- Searles Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searles Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles Valley
- Searles Valley is located in San Bernardino County
- Trona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trona
- Trona is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trona <6>
- Argus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Argus is located in San Bernardino County
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 Reilly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reilly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reilly. 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 Reilly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reilly. See our Newspapers Page for Reilly.
Adding Reilly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Reilly in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reilly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Reilly post office opened in 1883.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Reilly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reilly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reilly - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |