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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 Magnolia Avenue (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 Magnolia Avenue. 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.

Name Variations for Magnolia Avenue ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Magnolia Avenue: Magnolia Ave.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

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

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Magnolia Avenue)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Avenue, with the one closest to Magnolia Avenue listed first.
    • Riverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Rubidoux
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • De Anza Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Sunnyslope
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Arlington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Pedley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Jurupa Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Bannockburn Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
    • Glen Avon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Mira Loma
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Highgrove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Woodcrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
      • Woodcrest is located in Riverside County
    • Norco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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 <1>
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Avenue, with the one closest to Magnolia Avenue listed first.
    • Claremont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona
      (20 miles [32.2 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 <1>
    • La Verne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spadra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
    • Mount Baldy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Bar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • San Dimas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (25 miles [40.2 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 <1>
    • Charter Oak
      (26 miles [41.8 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
    • Woodside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
      • Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • Glendora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Covina
      (28 miles [45.1 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 <1>
    • Rowland Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Avenue, with the one closest to Magnolia Avenue listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
    • Silverado
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Modjeska
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Modjeska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Portola Hills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Trabuco Canyon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Foothill Ranch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorba Linda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Panorama Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
      • Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
    • Rancho Santa Margarita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Atwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magnolia Avenue, with the one closest to Magnolia Avenue listed first.
    • Grand Terrace
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Southridge Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bloomington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • West Colton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colton
      • West Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Declez
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Fontana
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Rialto
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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 <1>
    • Colton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Loma Linda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Rochester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
      • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
    • West End
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bryn Mawr
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Magnolia Avenue ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magnolia Avenue.

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

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

  • Olivewood Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Corona Sunnyslope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Shope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Shope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Shope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverside National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 <4>
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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.
  • Montecito Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (42 more) ...
    • Rialto Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Home of Eternity Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Eternity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Eternity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Riverside
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Declezville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Colton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Rialto
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 <1>
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • Etiwanda
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Victoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • San Bernardino
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cucamonga
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grapeland ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Redlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Ontario
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Magnolia Avenue ...

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 163 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magnolia Avenue.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magnolia Avenue, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magnolia Avenue.

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 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 Magnolia Avenue:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magnolia Avenue. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Magnolia Avenue) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnolia Avenue. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9572, Longitude: -117.4184       In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Avenue have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Magnolia Avenue, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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