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Welcome to Roma ...

Roma is located in San Joaquin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Roma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.

Roma is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Roma: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Roma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Roma - they are located in Alberta and Texas.

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

Communities near Roma ...

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

  • Stockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Stockton is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312,716 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
  • Elk Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Galt
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <4>
  • Henderson Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Henderson Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Village
  • Lockeford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • North Woodbridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • North Woodbridge is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbridge
  • Morada
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Morada is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morada
  • Clements
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Herald
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Village is located in San Joaquin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roma ...

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

Adding Roma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Roma 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 (so far) for Roma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Roma post office opened in 1861. The Roma post office closed in 1864.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Roma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Joaquin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Roma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Roma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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