Our Genealogy Helper
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 Boys Republic (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 Boys Republic. 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.
Name Variations for Boys Republic ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Boys Republic, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Boys Republic may originally have been Boy's Republic.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Boys Republic might be written as Boy Republic.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 and 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.
Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County.
To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Bernardino County: La Paz (AZ), Mohave (AZ), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & Clark (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Boys Republic. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Boys Republic:
- San Bernardino County (The home county of Boys Republic)
- The following are listed by their distance from Boys Republic, with the one closest to Boys Republic listed first.
- Chino Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Los Serranos
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
- Chino
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chino is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <2>
- Montclair
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
- Racimo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
- Upland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Guasti
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
- Alta Loma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Cucamonga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boys Republic, with the one closest to Boys Republic listed first.
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Diamond Bar
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Verne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- San Dimas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Rowland Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South San Jose Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
- Woodside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- Covina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boys Republic, with the one closest to Boys Republic listed first.
- Yorba Linda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Anaheim Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Placentia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beeks Place ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beeks Place is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
- Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- La Habra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Boys Republic, with the one closest to Boys Republic listed first.
- Eastvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mira Loma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Norco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Porphyry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Porphyry is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
- Jurupa Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Pedley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Home Gardens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- De Anza Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- El Cerrito
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Boys Republic, see our County-by-County Page for Boys Republic.
Cemeteries Near Boys Republic ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boys Republic.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Boys Republic - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Boys Republic covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Boys Republic, with the one closest to Boys Republic listed first.
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8036 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pomona.
- Pomona Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8286 <3>
- Bellevue Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spadra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Palomares Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomares Memorial Park
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8252 <3>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills is a very large cemetery that is located in Covina.
- The Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills has also been known as:
- Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Forest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7973 <3>
- Yorba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (74 more) ...
- Memory Garden Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Loma Vista Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Boys Republic in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boys Republic.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Boys Republic, with the one closest to Boys Republic listed first.
- Chino
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chino is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <2>
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spadra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- North Pomona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
- Ontario
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Ontario
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
- San Dimas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yorba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yorba is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
- North Cucamonga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
- Cucamonga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
- Covina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rochester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Glendora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Boys Republic. See our List of 1890's Communities around Boys Republic.
Newspapers Published in Boys Republic ...
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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boys Republic.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Boys Republic, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Boys Republic.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Boys Republic:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Bernardino County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Boys Republic, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boys Republic) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |