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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alberhill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alberhill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alberhill is located in Riverside County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riverside County: La Paz (AZ), Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino & San Diego.

Below are the counties that are near Alberhill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alberhill:

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Alberhill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberhill, with the one closest to Alberhill listed first.
    • Temescal
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temescal
      • Temescal is located in Riverside County
    • Lake Elsinore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
      • Meadowbrook is located in Riverside County
    • Lakeland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Riverside County
    • Canyon Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sedco Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedco Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedco Hills
      • Sedco Hills is located in Riverside County
    • Quail Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Woodcrest
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
      • Woodcrest is located in Riverside County
    • 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 <1>
    • El Cerrito
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cerrito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
      • El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
    • Sun City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wildomar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Los Angeles County
    • Pomona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <1>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberhill, with the one closest to Alberhill listed first.
    • Trabuco Canyon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Trabuco Highlands
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trabuco Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabuco Highlands
      • Trabuco Highlands is located in Orange County
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silverado Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
    • Rancho Santa Margarita
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Modjeska
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Portola Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Silverado
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coto de Caza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Foothill Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Las Flores
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Flores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
      • Las Flores is located in Orange County
    • Lake Forest
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberhill, with the one closest to Alberhill listed first.
    • Grand Terrace
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Southridge Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bloomington
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Loma Linda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Mound City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
      • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
    • West Colton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colton
      • West Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Colton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
    • Bryn Mawr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Los Serranos
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Marigold
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
      • Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
      • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <1>
    • Guasti
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • San Diego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alberhill, with the one closest to Alberhill listed first.
    • Fallbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • San Onofre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rainbow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in San Diego County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alberhill, see our County-by-County Page for Alberhill.

Newspapers Published in Alberhill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 111 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alberhill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alberhill, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alberhill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alberhill:

Cemeteries Near Alberhill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alberhill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alberhill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alberhill, with the one closest to Alberhill listed first.

  • Elsinore Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildomar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildomar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildomar Cemetery
  • Perris Valley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perris Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perris Valley Cemetery
  • Riverside National Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Shope Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Shope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Shope Cemetery
  • Olivewood Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • Ascension Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • El Toro Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the El Toro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the El Toro Cemetery
  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mission Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Alberhill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alberhill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Alberhill, with the one closest to Alberhill listed first.

  • Modjeska
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
    • Modjeska is located in Orange County
  • Murrieta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverside
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Declezville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declezville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
    • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
  • Irvine
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Declez
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
  • El Modena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Modena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Modena
    • El Modena is located in Orange County
  • Colton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
  • Villa Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
  • McPherson
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
    • McPherson is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • San Onofre
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fallbrook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Redlands
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
      • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <1>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alberhill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alberhill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alberhill. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alberhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alberhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7272, Longitude: -117.3998       In this case, the coordinates for Alberhill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alberhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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