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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 Norco (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 Norco. 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 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 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.

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

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Norco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norco, with the one closest to Norco listed first.
    • Eastvale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mira Loma
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Home Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Porphyry ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Corona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Arlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • De Anza Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Glen Avon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • El Cerrito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cerrito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
      • El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
    • Riverside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norco, with the one closest to Norco listed first.
    • Pomona
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Bar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spadra
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • La Verne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • San Dimas
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (19 miles [30.6 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
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Rowland Heights
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • South San Jose Hills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Jose Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
      • South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • Woodside Village
      (21 miles [33.8 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
    • Covina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norco, with the one closest to Norco listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • 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
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorba Linda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Modjeska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Cowan Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Portola Hills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Panorama Heights
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
      • Panorama Heights is located in Orange County
    • Villa Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Ranch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Norco, with the one closest to Norco listed first.
    • Southridge Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Guasti
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chino
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Los Serranos
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Ontario
      (10 miles [16.1 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>
    • Chino Hills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rancho Cucamonga
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West End
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
      • West End is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Alta Loma
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Etiwanda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Norco ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Norco.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Norco. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Norco and those printed in the larger area surrounding Norco.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 18 miles [29 km]<4> of Norco.

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 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 Norco:

Cemeteries Near Norco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Norco.

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

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

  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunny Shope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Shope Cemetery
  • Olivewood Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
  • Bellevue Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pomona Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 Catholic Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Yorba Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (48 more) ...
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Park Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] 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
    • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre

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

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

  • Riverside
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Declezville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Chino
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Ontario
    (10 miles [16.1 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>
  • Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • North Cucamonga
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • North Ontario
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Etiwanda
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Pomona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Yorba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
    • Yorba is located in Orange County
  • Cucamonga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rialto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Claremont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Modjeska
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County

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

The official website for Norco: www.norco.ca.us/

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>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- Norco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Norco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9312, Longitude: -117.5455    
<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 Norco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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