Welcome to North Ontario ...

North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

The location of North Ontario has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Ontario, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for North Ontario: N. Ontario

North Ontario is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: North Ontario lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near North Ontario ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Ontario.

• Riverside
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330,786 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• San Bernardino
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardino
  • San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Bernardino <4>
• Fontana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Rancho Cucamonga
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Cucamonga
  • Rancho Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rancho Cucamonga <4>
• Corona
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Pomona
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>
• Jurupa Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
  • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
• Rialto
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• West Covina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covina
  • West Covina is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 103,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Covina <4>
• Chino
  (6 miles [9.7 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 <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Ontario. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Ontario.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Ontario. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Ontario.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Ontario. See our Newspapers Page for North Ontario.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Ontario ...

Looking for more information about North Ontario? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Ontario, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Ontario.

Adding North Ontario to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North Ontario in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Ontario was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Ontario post office opened in 1887.

We also found North Ontario in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Ontario.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/