Welcome to Valjean ...

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

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

Valjean would have been located within present day San Bernardino County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Valjean is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The location where Valjean once stood is in the (760) and (442)<5> area codes.

Communities near Valjean ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Valjean.

• Tecopa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecopa
  • Tecopa is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecopa <6>
• Ibex Springs ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex Springs
  • Ibex Springs is located in San Bernardino County
• Tecopa Hot Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecopa Hot Springs
  • Tecopa Hot Springs is located in Inyo County
• Baker
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in San Bernardino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <6>
• Shoshone
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
  • Shoshone is located in Inyo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshone <6>
• Calvada Springs
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvada Springs
  • Calvada Springs is located in Inyo County
• Charleston View
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston View
  • Charleston View is located in Inyo County
• Zzyzx
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zzyzx
  • Zzyzx is located in San Bernardino County
  • Former names for Zzyzx:
  • Camp Soda
  • Soda Springs

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

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

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

Adding Valjean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Valjean 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 Valjean was mentioned on a train schedule titled Tonopah & Tidewater Railroad Employees' Time Table #31 (January 1928).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valjean.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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