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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Dells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Dells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Dells, please Contact Us.
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 Dells (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 Dells. 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.
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 doctors and hospitals 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Dells is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Dells. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dells:
- San Bernardino County (The home county of Dells)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dells, with the one closest to Dells listed first.
- San Antonio Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
- Lytle Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wrightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alta Loma
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Upland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <2>
- Rancho Cucamonga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cajon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
- Montclair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Etiwanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Guasti
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dells, with the one closest to Dells listed first.
- Mount Baldy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Big Pines
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- La Verne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- San Dimas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Glendora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Azusa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <2>
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dells, with the one closest to Dells listed first.
- Yorba Linda
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Brea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anaheim Hills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- La Habra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks Place ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Beeks Place is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
- Placentia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Fullerton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Villa Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dells, with the one closest to Dells listed first.
- Glen Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Eastvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jurupa Valley
(19 miles [30.6 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
- Mira Loma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- De Anza Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Pedley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Sunnyslope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Rubidoux
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Highgrove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Highgrove is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dells, see our County-by-County Page for Dells.
Cemeteries Near Dells ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dells.
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 Dells - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dells, with the one closest to Dells listed first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palomares Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 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 <3>
- Oak Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Park Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bellevue Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- 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 <3>
- Pomona Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 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.
- Oakdale Memorial Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Covina Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <3>
- Spadra Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (36 more) ...
- Rialto Park Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
- The Hermosa Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colton Cemetery
- Hermosa Cemetery
- Hermosa Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8022 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Dells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dells.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dells, with the one closest to Dells listed first.
- Cucamonga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Ontario
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
- North Cucamonga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
- North Pomona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
- Rochester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Etiwanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cajon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
- San Dimas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Glendora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Chino
(15 miles [24.1 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 <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dells. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dells.
Newspapers Published in Dells ...
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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dells.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dells, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dells.
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 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 Dells:
- 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> | 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 Dells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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- Dells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |