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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Oro Grande Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Oro Grande Cemetery (FG ID #2181852)

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Oro Grande Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oro Grande Cemetery

Lat:   34.6003°   (34° 36' 1")

Lon:   -117.3307°   (-117° 19' 50")

The Oro Grande Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County<2>.

The county seat for San Bernardino County is located in San Bernardino. San Bernardino lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<3> to the south of the Oro Grande Cemetery .

Name Variations for Oro Grande Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Oro Grande Cemetery.

Oro Grande Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Lieutenant Manuel Rodriguez Memorial Park
  • Rodriguez Cemetery
  • Oro Grande Historic Memorial Park
  • Rodigues Cemetery

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.

Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Oro Grande Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to San Bernardino County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Oro Grande Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 14 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oro Grande Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oro Grande Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Oro Grande
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • La Delta
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Delta
      • La Delta is located in San Bernardino County
    • The Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • The Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Adelanto
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelanto
      • Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,537 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adelanto <4>
    • Victorville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
    • South Adelanto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
      • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Mountain View Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Acres
      • Mountain View Acres is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bell Mountain
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Mountain
      • Bell Mountain is located in San Bernardino County
    • Helendale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Apple Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hesperia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
      • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
    • Oak Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mesa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Mesa
      • The Mesa is located in San Bernardino County

    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 Oro Grande Cemetery. The following communities are located in San Bernardino County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oro Grande Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Oro Grande Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oro Grande Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • United Islamic Youth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the United Islamic Youth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The United Islamic Youth Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the United Islamic Youth Cemetery
    • Victor Valley Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Desert View Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Sunset Hills Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lucerne Valley Memorial Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain View Memorial Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. View Cemetery is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
    • Kramer Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

    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 Oro Grande Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1841599  (Rodigues Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1841599 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Victorville
      • County: San Bernardino         Elev: 829
      • Location given for GNIS #1841599 (Rodigues Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2181852

    The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Oro Grande Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6003, Longitude: -117.3307    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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