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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 University Heights (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 University Heights. 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.

Name Variations for University Heights ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for University Heights: University Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

University Heights is located in 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 San Bernardino County: La Paz (AZ), Mohave (AZ), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & Clark (NV).

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

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of University Heights)
    • The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
    • Serrano Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Serrano Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano Village
      • Serrano Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Cedarpines Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Muscoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoy
      • Muscoy is located in San Bernardino County
    • Crestline
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Devore Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Arrowhead Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
      • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Rialto
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
    • San Bernardino
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rimforest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Twin Peaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Jay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Colton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • 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 <2>
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
    • Mount Baldy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Claremont
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Big Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
      • Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
    • Pomona
      (24 miles [38.6 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 <2>
    • La Verne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • San Dimas
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Spadra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spadra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
    • Diamond Bar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Falling Springs ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
      • Falling Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Former names for Falling Springs:
      • Cienega Canyon
      • Falling Springs Resort
      • Hedlees Resort
      • La Cienega
    • Paradise Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
      • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
    • Charter Oak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charter Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak
      • Charter Oak is located in Los Angeles County
    • Glendora
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Orange County
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beeks Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
      • Beeks Place is located in Orange County
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from University Heights, with the one closest to University Heights listed first.
    • Highgrove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
    • Sunnyslope
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
    • Rubidoux
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bannockburn Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannockburn Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
    • De Anza Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Riverside
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ordway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
      • Ordway is located in Riverside County
    • Mira Loma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pedley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • Moreno Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Riverside County

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

Newspapers Published in University Heights ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around University Heights.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of University Heights, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for University Heights.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 University Heights:

Cemeteries Near University Heights ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of University Heights.

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

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

  • Campo Santo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campo Santo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campo Santo Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rialto Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Home of Eternity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Home of Eternity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home of Eternity Cemetery
  • Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
  • Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
  • Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Montecito Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (27 more) ...

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.<5>

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

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

  • Arrowhead Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Rialto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • 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 <2>
  • San Bernardino
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Colton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • 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 <2>
  • Cajon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
    • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
  • Victoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
    • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
  • Etiwanda
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
  • Declez
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declez have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
    • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
  • Rochester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Declezville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Declezville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
      • Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
    • Redlands
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 <2>
    • North Cucamonga
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
      • North Cucamonga 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 University Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around University Heights.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for University Heights. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- University Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in University Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1995, Longitude: -117.3509       In this case, the coordinates for University Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 University Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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.




 

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