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Introduction ...

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

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

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 Gladstone (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 Gladstone. 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Gladstone is historic, it would have been located within present day Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles County: Kern, Orange, San Bernardino & Ventura.

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

  • Los Angeles County     (The home county of Gladstone)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Citrus
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
      • Citrus is located in Los Angeles County
    • Azusa
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
      • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <3>
    • Covina
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covina
      • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covina <3>
    • Charter Oak
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
      • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
    • Glendora
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Irwindale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • San Dimas
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Baldwin Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Covina
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bradbury
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Valinda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valinda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valinda
      • Valinda is located in Los Angeles County
    • Duarte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duarte
      • Duarte is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,001 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duarte <3>
    • Bassett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • La Habra
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Brea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <3>
    • Fullerton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Placentia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Yorba Linda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Atwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Buena Park
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Anaheim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • La Palma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cypress
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Orange
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Eastvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mira Loma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Norco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
      • Norco is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <3>
    • Glen Avon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Corona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
    • Pedley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • De Anza Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
    • Home Gardens
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porphyry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
      • Porphyry is located in Riverside County
    • Rubidoux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sunnyslope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
    • Arlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gladstone, with the one closest to Gladstone listed first.
    • Montclair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <3>
    • Chino Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • San Antonio Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
      • San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Upland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <3>
    • Chino
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Ontario
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <3>
    • Los Serranos
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Alta Loma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Racimo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Guasti
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Etiwanda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • West End
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in San Bernardino County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Gladstone ...

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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gladstone.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Gladstone. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Gladstone and those printed in the larger area surrounding Gladstone.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> of Gladstone.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gladstone:

Cemeteries Near Gladstone ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gladstone.

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 Gladstone covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Oakdale Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spadra Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Live Oak Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Palomares Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palomares Memorial Park is located in Pomona.
    • The Palomares Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Palomares Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomares Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8252 <5>
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8036 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pomona Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pomona Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
    • The Pomona Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pomona Valley Memorial Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8286 <5>
  • Sierra Madre Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sierra Madre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sierra Madre Cemetery
  • Savannah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Savannah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Savannah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (75 more) ...
    • Rose Hills Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hills Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Whittier.
      • The Rose Hills Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Whittier Heights Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hills Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8308 <5>
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery

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.

Gladstone itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 82 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Covina
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covina
    • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covina <3>
  • Azusa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
    • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <3>
  • Glendora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • San Dimas
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Duarte
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duarte
    • Duarte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,001 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duarte <3>
  • Spadra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spadra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
  • Monrovia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • El Monte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <3>
  • Pomona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <3>
  • North Pomona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
    • North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sierra Madre
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Santa Anita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Anita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Anita
      • Santa Anita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Savannah ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savannah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
      • Savannah is located in Los Angeles County
    • Chapman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
      • Chapman is located in Los Angeles County

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Gladstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gladstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gladstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1142, Longitude: -117.8902    
<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.




 

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