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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Etiwa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Etiwa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Etiwa, 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 Etiwa (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 Etiwa. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Etiwa is historic, it would have been located within present day San Bernardino County.

To see how the shape of California's counties 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 Etiwa. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Etiwa:

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of Etiwa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Etiwa, with the one closest to Etiwa listed first.
    • Declez
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
      • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
    • Rochester
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
    • Southridge Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Etiwanda
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • West End
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in San Bernardino County
    • Guasti
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Racimo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Fontana
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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 <3>
    • Alta Loma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bloomington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ontario
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Etiwa, with the one closest to Etiwa listed first.
    • Claremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pomona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>
    • Mount Baldy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • La Verne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Spadra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
    • Diamond Bar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • San Dimas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
      • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
    • Walnut
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
      • Walnut is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,324 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <3>
    • Glendora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Citrus
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
      • Citrus is located in Los Angeles County
    • Covina
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covina
      • Covina is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covina <3>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Etiwa, with the one closest to Etiwa listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beeks Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Anaheim Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorba Linda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwood
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silverado Canyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
    • Silverado
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Brea
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <3>
    • Placentia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Villa Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Wanda ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
      • Wanda is located in Orange County
    • La Habra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Etiwa, with the one closest to Etiwa listed first.
    • Glen Avon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Mira Loma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jurupa Valley
      (5 miles [8 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
    • De Anza Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
    • Pedley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • Sunnyslope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
    • Eastvale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Rubidoux
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Norco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
      • Norco is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <3>
    • Arlington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County
    • Riverside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Highgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Etiwa, see our County-by-County Page for Etiwa.

Cemeteries Near Etiwa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Etiwa.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Etiwa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Etiwa, with the one closest to Etiwa listed first.

  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rialto Park Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bellevue Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Olivewood Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Palomares Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
  • Continue List   (40 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Pomona.
    • Pomona Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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 <5>

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 Etiwa in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Etiwa.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Etiwa, with the one closest to Etiwa listed first.

  • Declezville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declezville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
    • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
  • Declez
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
  • Rochester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • Etiwanda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • North Cucamonga
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
    • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
  • North Ontario
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
    • North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Ontario
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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 <3>
  • Cucamonga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
    • Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Rialto
    (9 miles [14.5 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 <3>
  • Chino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <3>
  • Riverside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Claremont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Colton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <3>
    • Pomona
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <3>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Etiwa. See our List of 1890's Communities around Etiwa.

Newspapers Published in Etiwa ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Etiwa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Etiwa, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Etiwa.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Etiwa:

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

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

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 Etiwa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Etiwa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Etiwa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0647, Longitude: -117.5242       In this case, the coordinates for Etiwa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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