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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Santa Ysabel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Santa Ysabel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Santa Ysabel, 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 Santa Ysabel (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 Santa Ysabel. 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Santa Ysabel is historic, it would have been located within present day Orange 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 Orange County: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino & San Diego.
Below are the counties that are near Santa Ysabel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Santa Ysabel:
- Orange County (The home county of Santa Ysabel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Ysabel, with the one closest to Santa Ysabel listed first.
- Placentia
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Anaheim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Brea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Yorba Linda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- La Habra
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Villa Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Buena Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Ysabel, with the one closest to Santa Ysabel listed first.
- East La Mirada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- East La Mirada is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East La Mirada
- La Habra Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- La Habra Heights is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Habra Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,212 people
- La Mirada
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rowland Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hacienda Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carmenita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carmenita is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmenita
- South San Jose Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- South San Jose Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Jose Hills
- Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodside Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodside Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Village
- Cerritos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawaiian Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- City of Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Artesia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Ysabel, with the one closest to Santa Ysabel listed first.
- Corona
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Eastvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- El Cerrito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
- Home Gardens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
- Norco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Porphyry ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Porphyry is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porphyry
- Mira Loma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Temescal
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Temescal is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temescal
- Pedley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- Arlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jurupa Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Glen Avon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- De Anza Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- San Bernardino County
- The following are listed by their distance from Santa Ysabel, with the one closest to Santa Ysabel listed first.
- Chino Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Los Serranos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
- Chino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chino is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chino <2>
- Montclair
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <2>
- Racimo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Racimo is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racimo
- Upland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Upland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <2>
- Guasti
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
- Alta Loma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rancho Cucamonga
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Southridge Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Santa Ysabel, see our County-by-County Page for Santa Ysabel.
Cemeteries Near Santa Ysabel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Santa Ysabel.
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 Santa Ysabel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Santa Ysabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Santa Ysabel, with the one closest to Santa Ysabel listed first.
- Anaheim Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Loma Vista Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Memory Garden Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose Abbey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yorba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Magnolia Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhaven Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Santa Ana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Santa Ana Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- The Santa Ana Cemetery has also been known as:
- Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8351 <3>
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Santa Ana.
- The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- New St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- New St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8324 <3>
- Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Queen of Heaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (76 more) ...
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Westminster Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Olive Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Santa Ysabel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Santa Ysabel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Santa Ysabel, with the one closest to Santa Ysabel listed first.
- Anaheim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fullerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Brookhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookhurst is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhurst
- Miraflores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Miraflores is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miraflores
- Marlboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marlboro is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlboro
- Yorba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Yorba is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorba
- Orange
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wanda ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Villa Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- McPherson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Northam ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Northam is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
- Buena Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Santa Ysabel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Santa Ysabel.
Newspapers Published in Santa Ysabel ...
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 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Ysabel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Santa Ysabel, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Santa Ysabel.
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 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 Santa Ysabel:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to Orange County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Los Angeles County
- Riverside County
- San Bernardino County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 Santa Ysabel, 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 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. |
| <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- Santa Ysabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |