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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 Montclair (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 Montclair. 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 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.

Montclair is located in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County: La Paz (AZ), Mohave (AZ), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & Clark (NV).

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

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of Montclair)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
    • Ontario
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Upland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
      • Upland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <1>
    • Chino
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
      • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <1>
    • Racimo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • San Antonio Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
      • San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Guasti
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Alta Loma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Chino Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Los Serranos
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Etiwanda
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Southridge Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • West End
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in San Bernardino County
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
    • Claremont
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pomona
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • San Dimas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Spadra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spadra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
    • Diamond Bar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Charter Oak
      (8 miles [12.9 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
    • Walnut
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Glendora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Baldy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Citrus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus
      • Citrus is located in Los Angeles County
    • Covina
      (11 miles [17.7 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>
    • Gladstone ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Los Angeles County
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
    • Yorba Linda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brea
      • Brea is located in Orange County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brea <1>
    • La Habra
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Placentia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
    • Villa Park
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Fullerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaheim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cowan Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Panorama Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
      • Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
    • Orange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montclair, with the one closest to Montclair listed first.
    • Eastvale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mira Loma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Avon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Norco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Pedley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Sunnyslope
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • Corona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <1>
    • De Anza Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Rubidoux
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porphyry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
      • Porphyry is located in Riverside County
    • Home Gardens
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Arlington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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

Newspapers Published in Montclair ...

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 154 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montclair.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Montclair:

Cemeteries Near Montclair ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montclair.

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

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

  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
  • Bellevue Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Palomares Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palomares Memorial Park is located in Pomona.
    • The Palomares Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Palomares Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomares Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8252 <5>
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8036 <5>
  • Pomona Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8286 <5>
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Spadra Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Crestlawn Memorial Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Memory Garden Memorial Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Garden Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Garden Memorial Park
    • Yorba Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yorba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorba Cemetery

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

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

  • Claremont
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ontario
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • North Ontario
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
    • North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • Pomona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • North Pomona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
    • North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Chino
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
    • Chino is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <1>
  • Cucamonga
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
    • Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Spadra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spadra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
  • North Cucamonga
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • San Dimas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rochester
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • Etiwanda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Glendora
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gladstone ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Los Angeles County
    • Covina
      (11 miles [17.7 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>

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

The official website for Montclair: www.ci.montclair.ca.us/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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 '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- Montclair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montclair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0777, Longitude: -117.6983    
<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 Montclair, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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