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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 Keenbrook (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 Keenbrook. 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.

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

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of Keenbrook)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keenbrook, with the one closest to Keenbrook listed first.
    • Devore Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lytle Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cajon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Cedarpines Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Summit Terrace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
    • Fontana
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Fontana is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216,173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fontana <1>
    • West End
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • West End is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
    • Muscoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Muscoy is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoy
    • Serrano Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Serrano Village is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano Village
    • Etiwanda
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Crestline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keenbrook, with the one closest to Keenbrook listed first.
    • Mount Baldy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Pines
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
    • Claremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • La Verne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomona
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <1>
    • Paradise Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
    • San Dimas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Falling Springs ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 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
    • Spadra
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Charter Oak
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
    • Glendora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Big Rock Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Keenbrook, with the one closest to Keenbrook listed first.
    • Glen Avon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Sunnyslope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Jurupa Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 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
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Highgrove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • De Anza Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
    • Mira Loma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pedley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
    • Bannockburn Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
    • Eastvale
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington

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

Cemeteries Near Keenbrook ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Keenbrook.

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 Keenbrook - one of the links might be able to help.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Keenbrook, with the one closest to Keenbrook 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 Keenbrook in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Keenbrook.

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

  • Cajon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Etiwanda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rialto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Arrowhead Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • Cucamonga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
  • North Cucamonga
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
  • Declez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
  • San Bernardino
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Declezville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
  • Colton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hesperia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • North Ontario
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
    • Victoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Keenbrook. See our List of 1890's Communities around Keenbrook.

Newspapers Published in Keenbrook ...

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 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Keenbrook.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Keenbrook, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Keenbrook.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Keenbrook:

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 Keenbrook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Keenbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.