Our Genealogy Helper
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 Valencia (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 Valencia. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Valencia is located in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino County: La Paz (AZ), Mohave (AZ), Inyo, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside & Clark (NV).
Below are the counties that are near Valencia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valencia:
- San Bernardino County (The home county of Valencia)
- The following are listed by their distance from Valencia, with the one closest to Valencia listed first.
- Patton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arrowhead Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Serrano Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Serrano Village is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano Village
- San Bernardino
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Muscoy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Muscoy is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoy
- Marigold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
- Colton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
- Crestline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Loma Linda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Lugonia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
- Rialto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <1>
- Los Angeles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valencia, with the one closest to Valencia listed first.
- Mount Baldy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Big Pines
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
- La Verne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Pomona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- San Dimas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spadra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
- Orange County
- Beeks Place ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beeks Place is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeks Place
- Riverside County
- The following are listed by their distance from Valencia, with the one closest to Valencia listed first.
- Highgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Highgrove is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
- Ordway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ordway is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
- Bannockburn Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
- Rubidoux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyslope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
- Moreno Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calimesa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- De Anza Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
- Glen Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Jurupa Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pedley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pedley is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
- March Field
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- March Field is located in Riverside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Field
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Valencia, see our County-by-County Page for Valencia.
Cemeteries Near Valencia ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valencia.
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 Valencia - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valencia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Valencia, with the one closest to Valencia listed first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Campo Santo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Home of Eternity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rialto Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa Gardens Cemetery
- The Hermosa Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colton Cemetery
- Hermosa Cemetery
- Hermosa Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8022 <2>
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Montecito Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Agua Mansa Pioneer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Veterans Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (31 more) ...
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- The Hillside Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hillside Cemetery Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8029 <2>
- Evergreen Memorial Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Olivewood Memorial Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Valencia in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Valencia.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Valencia, with the one closest to Valencia listed first.
- Arrowhead Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
- San Bernardino
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Colton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colton is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colton <1>
- Victoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Rialto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rialto is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rialto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rialto <1>
- Mound City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Lugonia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
- Redlands
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbern ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
- Grapeland ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Declez
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Declez is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Declezville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Declezville is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declezville
- Cajon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
- Etiwanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Valencia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Valencia.
Newspapers Published in Valencia ...
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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valencia.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valencia, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valencia.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Valencia:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to San Bernardino County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Los Angeles County
- Orange County
- Riverside County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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 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. |
| <3> | 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 Valencia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Valencia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |