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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Gypsum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Gypsum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Gypsum, 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 Gypsum (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 Gypsum. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gypsum is historic, it would have been located within present day Orange 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 Orange County: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino & San Diego.
Below are the counties that are near Gypsum. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gypsum:
- Orange County (The home county of Gypsum)
- The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
- Anaheim Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks Place ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beeks Place is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
- Yorba Linda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cowan Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
- Villa Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Silverado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
- North Tustin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North Tustin is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tustin
- Panorama Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Diamond Bar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Walnut
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Claremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South San Jose Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
- Woodside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- La Habra Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
- La Verne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Charter Oak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Hacienda Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- East La Mirada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
- Corona
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Home Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- Porphyry ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Porphyry is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
- Eastvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Norco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- El Cerrito
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
- Mira Loma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pedley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Temescal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Temescal is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temescal
- De Anza Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Glen Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Jurupa Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- San Bernardino County
- The following are listed by their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
- Los Serranos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
- Chino Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Montclair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Racimo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
- Guasti
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Upland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Southridge Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
- Alta Loma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rancho Cucamonga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Declez
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Declez is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
- Rochester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gypsum, see our County-by-County Page for Gypsum.
Cemeteries Near Gypsum ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gypsum.
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 Gypsum - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gypsum covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
- Yorba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sunny Shope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairhaven Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <3>
- Santa Ana Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <3>
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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.
- Pomona Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Crestlawn Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anaheim Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (73 more) ...
- Melrose Abbey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Garden Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loma Vista Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Gypsum in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gypsum.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Gypsum, with the one closest to Gypsum listed first.
- Yorba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yorba is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Villa Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- McPherson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McPherson is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- El Modena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- El Modena is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Modena
- Chino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Marlboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Orange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anaheim
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Miraflores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Miraflores is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
- Pomona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Modjeska
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Modjeska is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Santa Ana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gypsum. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gypsum.
Newspapers Published in Gypsum ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gypsum.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gypsum, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gypsum.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Gypsum:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Los Angeles County
- Riverside County
- San Bernardino 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 Gypsum, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gypsum) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |