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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 Ordway (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 Ordway. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ordway is primarily located in Riverside County. A portion of Ordway extends into 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 Riverside County: La Paz (AZ), Imperial, Orange, San Bernardino & San Diego.

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

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Ordway)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ordway, with the one closest to Ordway listed first.
    • Moreno Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calimesa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • March Field
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for March Field have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Field
      • March Field is located in Riverside County
    • Bannockburn Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Highgrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Cherry Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Riverside County
    • Beaumont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodcrest
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Nuevo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Rubidoux
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 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
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ordway, with the one closest to Ordway listed first.
    • Plymouth Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village
      • Plymouth Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Redlands
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • University Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
      • University Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Bryn Mawr
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eastbern ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
      • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
    • Mentone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lugonia ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Loma Linda
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Marigold
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
      • Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
    • Mound City ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Yucaipa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucaipa
      • Yucaipa is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yucaipa <1>
    • Grand Terrace
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Ordway ...

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 104 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ordway.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ordway:

Cemeteries Near Ordway ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ordway.

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

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

  • Hillside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Montecito Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens
  • Riverside National Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Home of Eternity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Eternity Cemetery
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Campo Santo Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo Cemetery
  • Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Olivewood Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Green Acres Memorial Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Redlands
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Eastbern ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
    • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mentone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Victoria
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Colton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • San Bernardino
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverside
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Arrowhead Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
  • Rialto
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Banning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Declez
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Declezville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Grapeland ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ordway. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ordway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ordway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0042, Longitude: -117.1678       In this case, the coordinates for Ordway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ordway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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