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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 Casa Blanca (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 Casa Blanca. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Casa Blanca)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casa Blanca, with the one closest to Casa Blanca listed first.
    • Riverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Arlington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Rubidoux
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • De Anza Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Woodcrest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Sunnyslope
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Bannockburn Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
    • Pedley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Highgrove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Glen Avon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Mira Loma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Home Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casa Blanca, with the one closest to Casa Blanca listed first.
    • Claremont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 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>
    • La Verne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Bar
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Spadra
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
    • Mount Baldy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • San Dimas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Charter Oak
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Walnut
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Glendora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Covina
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
    • Rowland Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • South San Jose Hills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casa Blanca, with the one closest to Casa Blanca listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beeks Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Silverado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Modjeska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Modjeska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Portola Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Trabuco Canyon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Foothill Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Rancho Santa Margarita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Trabuco Highlands
      (23 miles [37 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
    • Yorba Linda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Atwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Casa Blanca, with the one closest to Casa Blanca listed first.
    • Grand Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • West Colton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colton
      • West Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Southridge Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Colton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Declez
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Loma Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Fontana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <1>
    • Rialto
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
      • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <1>
    • Bryn Mawr
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Marigold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
      • Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
    • Guasti
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Casa Blanca ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Casa Blanca.

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

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

  • Olivewood Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverside National Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Shope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Shope Cemetery
    • 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.
  • Montecito Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
    • The Hermosa Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Colton Cemetery
    • Hermosa Cemetery
    • Hermosa Memorial Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8022 <4>
  • Rialto Park Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Veterans Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Perris Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perris Valley Cemetery
      • 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.
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Declezville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Declez
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Colton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Victoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Rialto
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <1>
  • San Bernardino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • Etiwanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Redlands
      (15 miles [24.1 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>
    • North Cucamonga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
      • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
    • Ontario
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Casa Blanca ...

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 152 newspapers that have been published in the area around Casa Blanca.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Casa Blanca, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Casa Blanca.

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 Casa Blanca:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Casa Blanca. 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>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.
<5>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Casa Blanca) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Casa Blanca. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9331, Longitude: -117.4025       In this case, the coordinates for Casa Blanca have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Casa Blanca, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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