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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Porphyry. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Porphyry to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Porphyry, please Contact Us.

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 Porphyry (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 Porphyry. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Porphyry is historic, it would have been located within present day 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 Porphyry. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Porphyry:

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Porphyry)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porphyry, with the one closest to Porphyry listed first.
    • Home Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
    • Corona
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • El Cerrito
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cerrito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
      • El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
    • Norco
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Arlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County
    • Eastvale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mira Loma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pedley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • Temescal
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temescal
      • Temescal is located in Riverside County
    • Glen Avon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • De Anza Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porphyry, with the one closest to Porphyry listed first.
    • Pomona
      (17 miles [27.4 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 <2>
    • Claremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Bar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Spadra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spadra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Verne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • San Dimas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rowland Heights
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Charter Oak
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
      • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
    • South San Jose Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South San Jose Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
      • Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Habra Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Habra Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
      • La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porphyry, with the one closest to Porphyry listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
    • Silverado
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Modjeska
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Anaheim Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Portola Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Trabuco Canyon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Cowan Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
    • Foothill Ranch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yorba Linda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • North Tustin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tustin
      • North Tustin is located in Orange County
    • Atwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Porphyry, with the one closest to Porphyry listed first.
    • Southridge Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Los Serranos
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Serranos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino
      (12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
    • Guasti
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Racimo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
      • Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
    • Chino Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Ontario
      (14 miles [22.5 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 <2>
    • Bloomington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Etiwanda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Fontana
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 <2>
    • Grand Terrace
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Montclair
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
      • Montclair is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,600 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montclair <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Porphyry ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Porphyry.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Porphyry, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Porphyry.

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 Porphyry:

Cemeteries Near Porphyry ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Porphyry.

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

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

  • Sunny Shope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Shope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Shope Cemetery
  • Crestlawn Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Olivewood Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
  • Riverside National Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yorba Cemetery
  • Bellevue Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elsinore Valley Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (46 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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 <6>
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 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 <6>

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.

While we didn't find Porphyry in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Porphyry.

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

  • Riverside
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Modjeska
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
    • Modjeska is located in Orange County
  • Declezville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declezville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
    • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
  • Chino
    (12 miles [19.3 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 <2>
  • Declez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
  • Ontario
    (14 miles [22.5 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 <2>
  • Rochester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • 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.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
    • Yorba is located in Orange County
  • North Cucamonga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
    • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Villa Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wanda ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
    • Wanda is located in Orange County
  • El Modena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Modena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Modena
    • El Modena is located in Orange County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • North Ontario
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
      • North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
    • Etiwanda
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • McPherson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McPherson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
      • McPherson 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 Porphyry. See our List of 1890's Communities around Porphyry.

The official website for Riverside County: www.co.riverside.ca.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Porphyry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Porphyry) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porphyry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8753, Longitude: -117.5359       In this case, the coordinates for Porphyry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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