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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 High Country (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 High Country. 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 and hospitals 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.

High Country 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 High Country. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to High Country:

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of High Country)
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Country, with the one closest to High Country listed first.
    • Oak Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hesperia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
    • Summit Terrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
    • The Mesa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mesa is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Mesa
    • Mountain View Acres
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mountain View Acres is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Acres
    • Mountain View
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mountain View is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • South Adelanto
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Cajon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
    • Victorville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Village is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
    • Phelan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Country, with the one closest to High Country listed first.
    • Big Pines
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
    • Mount Baldy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Paradise Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
    • Llano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Big Rock Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
    • Falling Springs ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Llano Del Rio ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Llano Del Rio is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Del Rio
    • Valyermo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Claremont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Los Angeles
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • La Verne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pearblossom
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from High Country, with the one closest to High Country listed first.
    • Glen Avon
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Highgrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Sunnyslope
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Jurupa Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Rubidoux
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Bannockburn Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
    • De Anza Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
    • Mira Loma
      (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
    • Ordway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ordway is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway

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

Cemeteries Near High Country ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of High Country.

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 High Country - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

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

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

  • Hesperia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
  • Cajon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
  • Oro Grande
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Arrowhead Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Rialto
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <1>
  • San Bernardino
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Etiwanda
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Cucamonga
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
  • Rochester
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Colton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
  • North Cucamonga
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Declez
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
    • Mound City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Victoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria

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

Newspapers Published in High Country ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around High Country.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of High Country, 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 High Country.

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 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 High Country:

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 High Country, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- High Country) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.