Radec, California Explained

Radec
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Subdivision Type:Country
Established Title:First settled
Established Date:1883
Founder:Samuel V. Tripp
Named For:"Cedar" spelled backwards
Elevation Ft:1706
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:PST
Utc Offset1:-8
Timezone1 Dst:PDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:Zip code
Postal Code:92536
Area Code:951
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Radec is a small unincorporated community in Riverside County, California, United States. Located roughly 15 miles east by southeast of the city of Temecula, the community of Radec ('Cedar' spelled backwards) is located along Highway 79. Having bought land in the area in 1883, early settler Samuel Tripp set up a post office there.[1] As of 1893–4, a local directory listed the area as growing honey, hay and stock, but also as having "no commercial interest of any kind." A total of 14 people, mainly farmers and beekeepers, plus a laborer and Tripp, are listed in the directory.[2] The County of Riverside owns a small, non-operational cemetery in Radec.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Lech, Steve. Along the Old Roads: A History of the Portion of Southern California that became Riverside County: 1772–1893 . 2004 . Steve Lech . 148–9 . 56035822.
  2. Book: Bynon, A.A.. History and Directory of Riverside County, 1893–4. 1893. Riverside Daily Press. Riverside, California .
  3. News: Hunneman. John. Nothing backward about Radec. San Diego Union Tribune. July 13, 2001.