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Welcome to Sage ...

Sage is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Sage is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Sage is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Sage: 951

Communities Also Named Sage ...

While we believe that this Sage is located in Riverside County, we know of another 3 California communities named Sage. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kern, Mendocino and San Diego County.

Beyond California, there are 15 communities that are also named Sage - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and Wyoming (2).

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

Communities near Sage ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sage ...

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

Adding Sage to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sage 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 (so far) for Sage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Sage post office opened in 1891. The Sage post office closed in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sage.

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 Sage - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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