Welcome to Terra Cotta ...

Terra Cotta is located in Riverside County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Terra Cotta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Terra Cotta is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Terra Cotta ...

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

Beyond California, there are 8 communities that are also named Terra Cotta - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, North Carolina, Ontario and Utah.

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

Communities near Terra Cotta ...

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

• Riverside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <3>
• Moreno Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno Valley
  • Moreno Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moreno Valley <3>
• Corona
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
• Murrieta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrieta
  • Murrieta is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrieta <3>
• Temecula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula
  • Temecula is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temecula <3>
• Menifee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee
  • Menifee is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,675 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menifee <3>
• Mission Viejo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Viejo
  • Mission Viejo is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission Viejo <3>
• Lake Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
  • Lake Forest is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Forest <3>
• Perris
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
  • Perris is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <3>
• Lake Elsinore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elsinore
  • Lake Elsinore is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Elsinore <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Terra Cotta ...

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

Adding Terra Cotta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Terra Cotta post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Terra Cotta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terra Cotta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/