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 Deer Haven (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 Deer Haven. 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 Deer Haven ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Deer Haven: Deer Hvn. (or less commonly used: Deer Havn.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Deer Haven. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Haven.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Deer Haven 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 Deer Haven. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Deer Haven:
- San Bernardino County (The home county of Deer Haven)
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Haven, with the one closest to Deer Haven listed first.
- Phelan
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pinon Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wrightwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
- Cajon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
- Lytle Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Adelanto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
- Oak Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adelanto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View Acres is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Acres
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Hesperia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Devore Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Haven, with the one closest to Deer Haven listed first.
- Big Pines
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Paradise Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
- Mount Baldy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Rock Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
- Llano Del Rio ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Llano Del Rio is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Del Rio
- Llano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Valyermo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Falling Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
- Former names for Falling Springs:
- Cienega Canyon
- Falling Springs Resort
- Hedlees Resort
- La Cienega
- Pearblossom
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lake Los Angeles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Juniper Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
- Wilsona Gardens
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsona Gardens is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsona Gardens
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Deer Haven, with the one closest to Deer Haven listed first.
- Glen Avon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Sunnyslope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Jurupa Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Mira Loma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- De Anza Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Eastvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pedley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Rubidoux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Deer Haven, see our County-by-County Page for Deer Haven.
Cemeteries Near Deer Haven ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Haven.
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 Deer Haven - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Deer Haven covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Deer Haven, with the one closest to Deer Haven listed first.
- Desert View Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Victor Valley Memorial Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oro Grande Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Grande Cemetery
- The Oro Grande Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lieutenant Manuel Rodriguez Memorial Park
- Oro Grande Historic Memorial Park
- Rodigues Cemetery
- Rodriguez Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2181852 <2>
- United Islamic Youth Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Palomares Memorial Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Oak Park Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bellevue Memorial Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rialto Park Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakdale Memorial Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Campo Santo Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- 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.
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 Deer Haven in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Deer Haven.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Deer Haven, with the one closest to Deer Haven listed first.
- Cajon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
- Llano
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hesperia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cucamonga
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Oro Grande
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Etiwanda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- North Ontario
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
- North Cucamonga
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
- Claremont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- North Pomona
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glendora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- San Dimas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- 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>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Deer Haven. See our List of 1890's Communities around Deer Haven.
Newspapers Published in Deer Haven ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Haven.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Deer Haven, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Deer Haven.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Deer Haven:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Bernardino County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Los Angeles 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 Deer Haven, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Deer Haven) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |