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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 Cabazon (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 Cabazon. 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 Cabazon ...

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 have occurred.

Cabazon was originally named Hall City

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 southeast 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 south.

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 south 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.

Cabazon 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 Cabazon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cabazon:

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Cabazon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cabazon, with the one closest to Cabazon listed first.
    • Banning
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bonnie Bell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
      • Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside County
    • White Water
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water
      • White Water is located in Riverside County
    • Pine Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Beaumont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Idyllwild
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Gilman Hot Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Hot Springs
      • Gilman Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
    • Garnet
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
      • Garnet is located in Riverside County
    • North Palm Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • San Jacinto
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valle Vista
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valle Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Vista
      • Valle Vista is located in Riverside County
    • East Hemet
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hemet
      • East Hemet is located in Riverside County
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cabazon, with the one closest to Cabazon listed first.
    • Oak Glen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Morongo Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yucaipa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
      • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <1>
    • Mountain Home Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Village
      • Mountain Home Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Angelus Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastbern ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
      • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
    • Moonridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Sugarloaf
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mentone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Big Bear City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Big Bear Lake
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pioneertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Cabazon ...

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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cabazon.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cabazon, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cabazon.

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 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 Cabazon:

Cemeteries Near Cabazon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cabazon.

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

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

  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • San Jacinto Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Desert Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Palm Springs District Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palm Springs District Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palm Springs District Cemetery
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Perris Valley Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Wilbur Grave
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilbur Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilbur Grave
    • Riverside National Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Valley Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park
    • Indian Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Montecito Memorial Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Banning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Idyllwild
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Eastbern ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
    • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mentone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Redlands
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
  • Victoria
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cabazon. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cabazon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cabazon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9174, Longitude: -116.7854    
<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 Cabazon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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