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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 Hemet (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 Hemet. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Hemet is located in Riverside 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 Riverside County: La Paz (AZ), Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino & San Diego.

Below are the counties that are near Hemet. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hemet:

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Hemet)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemet, with the one closest to Hemet listed first.
    • East Hemet
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hemet
      • East Hemet is located in Riverside County
    • San Jacinto
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Valle Vista
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valle Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Vista
      • Valle Vista is located in Riverside County
    • Gilman Hot Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Hot Springs
      • Gilman Hot Springs is located in Riverside County
    • Winchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Homeland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Riverside County
    • Nuevo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
      • Sage is located in Riverside County
    • Romoland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Beaumont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Auld ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auld have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auld
      • Auld is located in Riverside County
    • Menifee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemet, with the one closest to Hemet listed first.
    • Oak Glen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Yucaipa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
      • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <1>
    • Eastbern ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
      • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
    • Forest Falls
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Plymouth Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village
      • Plymouth Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Mountain Home Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Village
      • Mountain Home Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Mentone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Redlands
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
      • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <1>
    • University Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bryn Mawr
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Loma Linda
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lugonia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
      • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Angelus Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • San Diego County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hemet, with the one closest to Hemet listed first.
    • Rainbow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
      • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
    • Pala
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Palomar Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Pauma Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Holcomb Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Village
      • Holcomb Village is located in San Diego County
    • Fallbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hemet ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hemet.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hemet. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hemet and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hemet.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4> of Hemet.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hemet:

Cemeteries Near Hemet ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hemet.

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 Hemet covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • San Jacinto Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyslope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyslope Cemetery
  • Perris Valley Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perris Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perris Valley Cemetery
  • Radec Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Riverside National Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wildomar Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildomar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildomar Cemetery
  • Laurel Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Cemetery
  • Elsinore Valley Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Hillside Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Indian Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Pala Tribal Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Montecito Memorial Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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.<6>

While we didn't find Hemet in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hemet.

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

  • Banning
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Idyllwild
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Murrieta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastbern ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
    • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mentone
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Redlands
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
    • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <1>
  • Rainbow
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in San Diego County
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
  • Pala
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Victoria
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
  • Riverside
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Colton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <1>

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

The official website for Hemet: www.cityofhemet.com/

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

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

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 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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hemet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hemet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7476, Longitude: -116.9717    
<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>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 Hemet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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