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Welcome to Cushenbury ...

Cushenbury is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Cushenbury is 4,310 feet [1,314 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Cushenbury is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Communities near Cushenbury ...

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

  • Big Bear Lake
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Bear
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear
    • Big Bear is located in San Bernardino County
    • Big Bear has also been known as:
    • Big Bear City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bear <3>
  • Minnelusa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnelusa
    • Minnelusa is located in San Bernardino County
  • Fawnskin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Moonridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sugarloaf
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lucerne Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Angelus Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arrowbear Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowbear Lake
    • Arrowbear Lake is located in San Bernardino County

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 Cushenbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cushenbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cushenbury. 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 Cushenbury.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cushenbury ...

Looking for more information about Cushenbury? 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 Cushenbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cushenbury.

Adding Cushenbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cushenbury 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 Cushenbury was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cushenbury.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Cushenbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.