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A visit to the Mountain Valley Memorial Park ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Mountain Valley Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park:

34.1342, -116.3508

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mountain Valley Memorial Park is located in San Bernardino County<2>.

The county seat for San Bernardino County is located in San Bernardino. San Bernardino lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<3> to the west of the Mountain Valley Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain Valley Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Mountain Valley Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Twentynine Palms Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Twentynine Palms Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentynine Palms Cemetery
    • The Twentynine Palms Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Twentynine Palms Public Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8412 <5>
  • Chemehuevi Indian Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Desert Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • The Desert Memorial Park is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Cathedral City.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188858 <5>
  • Palm Springs District Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jane Augustine Patencio Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Banning.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315549 <5>
  • Moravian Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Moravian Cemetery is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moravian Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Banning.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2270772 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mountain Valley Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain Valley Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Joshua Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Yucca Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Panorama Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Panorama Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
  • Pioneertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Landers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Morongo Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Desert Hot Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sky Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Twentynine Palms
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • The Plaza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • The Plaza is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plaza
  • North Palm Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lost Horse Mine ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost Horse Mine is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Horse Mine
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Garnet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Garnet is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
    • Bonnie Bell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonnie Bell is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Bell
    • White Water
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • White Water is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water
    • Rimlon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Rimlon is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimlon
    • Thousand Palms
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Palm Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mountain Valley Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Bernardino County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain Valley Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mountain Valley Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Bernardino County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mountain Valley Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1842215  (Mountain Valley Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1842215 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: San Bernardino
      • Est. Elev: 926 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Joshua Tree North
      • Location given for Mountain Valley Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1341729     Lon: -116.3508447
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Valley Memorial Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.