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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 Valley View Park (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 Valley View Park. 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 Valley View Park ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Valley View Park: Valley Vw. Park

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Valley View Park. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley View Park.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Valley View Park 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 Valley View Park. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Valley View Park:

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of Valley View Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
    • Crestline
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Cedarpines Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
    • Serrano Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Serrano Village is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano Village
    • Rimforest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Twin Peaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
    • Blue Jay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Muscoy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Muscoy is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoy
    • Devore Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Crest Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lake Arrowhead
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
    • Mount Baldy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Big Pines
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
    • Claremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • La Verne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Pomona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149,212 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <1>
    • San Dimas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Spadra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spadra is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spadra
    • Falling Springs ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Falling Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Springs
      • Former names for Falling Springs:
      • Cienega Canyon
      • Falling Springs Resort
      • Hedlees Resort
      • La Cienega
    • Paradise Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Valley View Park, with the one closest to Valley View Park listed first.
    • Highgrove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
    • Sunnyslope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • Bannockburn Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bannockburn Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannockburn Village
    • Rubidoux
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ordway
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ordway is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
    • De Anza Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
    • Glen Avon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Jurupa Valley
      (18 miles [29 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
    • Moreno Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Pedley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
    • Calimesa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Valley View Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Valley View Park.

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 Valley View Park - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Valley View Park covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Arrowhead Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Arrowhead Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Springs
  • San Bernardino
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
  • Rialto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Cajon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
  • Colton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Victoria is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mound City is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
  • Hesperia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
  • Etiwanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Redlands
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Redlands is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlands
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redlands <1>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Declez
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Declez is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Declez
    • Mentone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rochester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester

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

Newspapers Published in Valley View Park ...

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 200 newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley View Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Valley View Park, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Valley View Park.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Valley View Park:

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 Valley View Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley View Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.