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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 Silverado (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 Silverado. 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 doctors 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.

Silverado is located in Orange 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 Orange County: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino & San Diego.

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

  • Orange County     (The home county of Silverado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverado, with the one closest to Silverado listed first.
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • 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.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
    • Modjeska
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Foothill Ranch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Portola Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Trabuco Canyon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Forest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Santa Margarita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • East Irvine
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Irvine
      • East Irvine is located in Orange County
    • Cowan Heights
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Anaheim Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Irvine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • North Tustin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tustin
      • North Tustin is located in Orange County
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverado, with the one closest to Silverado listed first.
    • Diamond Bar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Rowland Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <3>
    • East La Mirada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East La Mirada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
      • East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Habra Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Habra Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
      • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
    • South San Jose Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Jose Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
      • South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Spadra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Claremont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • La Mirada
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
      • Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Carmenita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmenita have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
      • Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
    • Cerritos
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverado, with the one closest to Silverado listed first.
    • Temescal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temescal
      • Temescal is located in Riverside County
    • Corona
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • El Cerrito
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Home Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Norco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Eastvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Arlington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Mira Loma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Elsinore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pedley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Woodcrest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Lakeland Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Village
      • Lakeland Village is located in Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Silverado, with the one closest to Silverado listed first.
    • Los Serranos
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Chino Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Chino
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • 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
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Racimo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Southridge Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Guasti
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Montclair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Upland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Alta Loma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Etiwanda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bloomington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • San Diego County

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

Newspapers Published in Silverado ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Silverado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Silverado, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Silverado.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Silverado:

Cemeteries Near Silverado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Silverado.

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

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

  • Ascension Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • El Toro Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Sunny Shope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Yorba Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorba Cemetery
  • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
    • New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <5>
  • Fairhaven Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Santa Ana Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
    • The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Ana Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <5>
  • Pacific View Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pacific View Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pacific View Memorial Park
  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Melrose Abbey Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melrose Abbey Cemetery
  • Harbor Lawn - Mt. Olive Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (45 more) ...
    • Mission Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Anaheim Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elsinore Valley Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Silverado in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Silverado.

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

  • Modjeska
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • 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
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • El Modena
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Villa Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 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
  • Yorba
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
    • Yorba is located in Orange County
  • Orange
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Olive
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Olive is located in Orange County
  • Marlboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
    • Marlboro is located in Orange County
  • Santa Ana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Miraflores
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miraflores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
    • Miraflores is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Anaheim
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Garden Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Newport Beach
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Silverado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Silverado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silverado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7473, Longitude: -117.6383    
<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 Silverado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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