Welcome to South Trona ...

South Trona is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Trona: S. Trona

South Trona is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near South Trona ...

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

• Ridgecrest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgecrest is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgecrest <3>
• Valley Wells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Wells is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
• Spangler ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Spangler is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
• Homewood Canyon - Valley Wells
  (12 miles [19.3 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
• China Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • China Lake is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China Lake <3>
• Reilly ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Reilly is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly
• China Lake Acres
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • China Lake Acres is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Lake Acres
• Inyokern
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Inyokern is located in Kern County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inyokern
  • Former names for Inyokern:
  • Magnolia
  • Siding 16
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inyokern <3>
• Millspaugh ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Millspaugh is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millspaugh
• Ballarat ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 South Trona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Trona.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Trona ...

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

Adding South Trona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Trona 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 South Trona was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Trona.