Welcome to Tosco ...

So far, we found very little information about Tosco. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Tosco to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Tosco, please Contact Us.

Tosco would have been located within present day Riverside County<2>.

The location of Tosco has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Tosco is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Tosco was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Tosco (for example, toward Quartzsite (AZ)), you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

If Tosco still existed, it would have been in the (760) & (442)<5> area codes.

Communities near Tosco ...

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

• Blythe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
  • Blythe is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blythe <6>
• East Blythe
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blythe
  • East Blythe is located in Riverside County
• Ehrenberg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ehrenberg
  • Ehrenberg is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ehrenberg <6>
• Olive City ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive City
  • Olive City is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Olive City has also been known as:
  • Bradshaw's Ferry
  • Olivia
• Mesa Verde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Verde
  • Mesa Verde is located in Riverside County
• Morgantown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in La Paz County (AZ)
• Midland ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Riverside County
• Palo Verde
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
  • Palo Verde is located in Imperial County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <6>
• La Paz Valley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz Valley
  • La Paz Valley is located in La Paz County (AZ)
• Quartzsite
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzsite
  • Quartzsite is located in La Paz County (AZ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartzsite <6>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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