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Welcome to Cucamonga ...

Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County<1>.


The location of Cucamonga has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cucamonga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Cucamonga is 1,760 feet [536 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cucamonga lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cucamonga ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Cucamonga: This one is located in San Bernardino County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cucamonga.

Communities near Cucamonga ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cucamonga.

  • Riverside
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • San Bernardino
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fontana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Ontario
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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 <4>
  • Rancho Cucamonga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Corona
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <4>
  • Pomona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <4>
  • Jurupa Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
    • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
  • Rialto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • West Covina
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cucamonga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cucamonga.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cucamonga. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cucamonga.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cucamonga. See our Newspapers Page for Cucamonga.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cucamonga ...

Looking for more information about Cucamonga? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cucamonga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cucamonga.

Adding Cucamonga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cucamonga in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cucamonga was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cucamonga post office opened in 1864.

We also found Cucamonga in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cucamonga.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cucamonga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cucamonga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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