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 College Heights (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 College Heights. 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 College Heights ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for College Heights: College Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named College Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for College Heights.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
College Heights 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 College Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to College Heights:
- San Bernardino County (The home county of College Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from College Heights, with the one closest to College Heights listed first.
- Upland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- 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 <1>
- Montclair
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- San Antonio Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
- Ontario
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Alta Loma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Racimo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
- Rancho Cucamonga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- Guasti
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Chino Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Etiwanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Heights, with the one closest to College Heights listed first.
- Claremont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Verne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- San Dimas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Diamond Bar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Mount Baldy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glendora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Citrus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Citrus is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
- Covina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Heights, with the one closest to College Heights listed first.
- Yorba Linda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brea
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Anaheim Hills
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks Place ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Beeks Place is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
- La Habra
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Placentia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Villa Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Fullerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anaheim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from College Heights, with the one closest to College Heights listed first.
- Eastvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Mira Loma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jurupa Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Norco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Anza Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Pedley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Rubidoux
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyslope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Corona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Home Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to College Heights, see our County-by-County Page for College Heights.
Cemeteries Near College Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of College Heights.
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 College Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for College Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from College Heights, with the one closest to College Heights listed first.
- Oak Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bellevue Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Palomares Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Pomona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <2>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- 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.
- Spadra Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- 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 <2>
- Oakdale Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crestlawn Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Veterans Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Garden Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 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.<3>
While we didn't find College Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of College Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from College Heights, with the one closest to College Heights listed first.
- Claremont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Ontario
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
- North Pomona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
- Ontario
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <1>
- Pomona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cucamonga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
- Chino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- 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 <1>
- North Cucamonga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
- San Dimas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Rochester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Etiwanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glendora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gladstone is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Covina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around College Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around College Heights.
Newspapers Published in College Heights ...
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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around College Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of College Heights, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for College Heights.
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 websites either 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 College Heights:
- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 College Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- College Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |