Welcome to Salton ...

Salton is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Salton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Salton is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Salton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Salton: This one is located in Riverside County and the other is located in San Diego County.

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

Communities near Salton ...

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

• North Shore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • North Shore is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
• Bertram
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bertram is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
• Salton Sea Beach
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Salton Sea Beach is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salton Sea Beach
• Desert Shores
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Desert Shores is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Shores
• Coolidge Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coolidge Springs is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge Springs
• Pope ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Bombay Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bombay Beach is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay Beach
• Mecca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mecca is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mecca <3>
• Oasis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Oasis is located in Riverside County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
• Salton City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Salton City is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salton City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salton City <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Salton ...

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

Adding Salton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Salton 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 Salton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Salton post office opened in 1889. The Salton post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Salton.