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Welcome to Searles Valley ...

Searles Valley is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Searles Valley: Searles Vly. (or less commonly used: Searles Vally. or Searles Vlly.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Searles Valley for more information about variations on the name of Searles Valley.

Searles Valley is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Searles Valley ...

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

  • Ridgecrest
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Westend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Westend is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westend
  • Pinnacle ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pinnacle is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle
  • Valley Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
  • Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
    • Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells has also been known as:
    • Homewood Canyon
  • Spangler ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • China Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Reilly ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Reilly is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
  • Millspaugh ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Millspaugh is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millspaugh
  • Ballarat ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ballarat is located in Inyo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballarat

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Searles Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Searles Valley - 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.