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 Muscupiabe (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 Muscupiabe. 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 southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Muscupiabe 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 Muscupiabe. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Muscupiabe:
- San Bernardino County (The home county of Muscupiabe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscupiabe, with the one closest to Muscupiabe listed first.
- Serrano Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Serrano Village is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano Village
- Muscoy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Muscoy is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoy
- Arrowhead Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
- San Bernardino
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rialto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Patton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colton
(5 miles [8 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>
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedarpines Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crestline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Colton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Colton is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colton
- Marigold
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscupiabe, with the one closest to Muscupiabe listed first.
- Mount Baldy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Pines
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- La Verne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- San Dimas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Diamond Bar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
- Orange County
- Beeks Place ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks Place is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Muscupiabe, with the one closest to Muscupiabe listed first.
- Highgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highgrove is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Sunnyslope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Bannockburn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
- Rubidoux
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ordway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ordway is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
- De Anza Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Glen Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Riverside
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jurupa Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Moreno Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pedley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Mira Loma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Muscupiabe, see our County-by-County Page for Muscupiabe.
Cemeteries Near Muscupiabe ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Muscupiabe.
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 Muscupiabe - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Muscupiabe covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Muscupiabe, with the one closest to Muscupiabe listed first.
- Campo Santo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Home of Eternity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rialto Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 <2>
- Indian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Montecito Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (32 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8029 <2>
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olivewood Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Muscupiabe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Muscupiabe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Muscupiabe, with the one closest to Muscupiabe listed first.
- San Bernardino
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arrowhead Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
- Rialto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Colton
(5 miles [8 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>
- Victoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Lugonia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Redlands
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Declez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Declez is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
- Etiwanda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Declezville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eastbern ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
- Mentone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cajon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Muscupiabe. See our List of 1890's Communities around Muscupiabe.
Newspapers Published in Muscupiabe ...
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 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Muscupiabe.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Muscupiabe, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Muscupiabe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Muscupiabe:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Bernardino County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Muscupiabe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Muscupiabe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |