Cahuilla | |
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  Cahuilla Location in California  Cahuilla Cahuilla (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°32′27″N 116°44′38″W / 33.54083°N 116.74389°W | |
| Country | United States, part of the Cahuilla Reservation |
| State | California |
| County | Riverside County |
| Elevation | 1,110 m (3,642 ft) |
Cahuilla, pronounced /kəˈwiːə/, (formerly, Kawia, Coahuilla, Cohuilla, and Coahuila)[2] is an unincorporated community in Riverside County, California.[1] It is part of the Cahuilla Reservation and lies in a high desert valley at an elevation of 3642 feet (1110 m).[1] It is located 27 miles (43.5 km) south by road from mile-high Idyllwild.[2] Cahuilla is on SR 371, about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Anza, California.
The Cahuilla Post Office first opened in 1888, moved in 1889 and 1895, closed in 1903, reopened in 1909, closed for a time in 1919, closed again in 1921, reopened in 1924 before closing for good in 1926. In 1926, the Anza Post Office was officially established.[2][3]: 12
Facilities in Cahuilla have addresses on Highway 371 and use Anza, CA as their postal code. The Cahuilla Casino, first opened in 1996, and Mountain Sky Travel Center, a convenience store and gas station first opened in 2015, are both owned by the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation and both located in Cahuilla with addresses in nearby Anza. A new casino and hotel, after some delay from the coronavirus, replaced the old casino and was opened May 2020.[4]
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cahuilla, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1400. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Lawson, Faerie R. "A history of Lake Riverside Estates, encompassing this valley and surrounding sites" (PDF). lakeriversideestates.net. Lake Riverside Mountain-ears (1995). Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ^ Groves, Alex (May 27, 2020). "Cahuilla Casino Hotel moves past coronavirus setback, gets ready to open". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved June 20, 2020.