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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 Woodcrest (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 Woodcrest. 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.

Woodcrest is located in 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 Woodcrest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Woodcrest:

  • Riverside County     (The home county of Woodcrest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest, with the one closest to Woodcrest listed first.
    • March Field
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for March Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March Field
      • March Field is located in Riverside County
    • Arlington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Riverside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bannockburn Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Moreno Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rubidoux
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Highgrove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • De Anza Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Pedley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Perris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perris
      • Perris is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perris <2>
    • El Cerrito
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Cerrito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Cerrito
      • El Cerrito is located in Riverside County
    • Home Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Gardens
      • Home Gardens is located in Riverside County
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest, with the one closest to Woodcrest listed first.
    • Claremont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pomona
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Diamond Bar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • La Verne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Spadra
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Mount Baldy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • San Dimas
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest, with the one closest to Woodcrest listed first.
    • Beeks Place ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • 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
    • Silverado Canyon ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverado Canyon
      • Silverado Canyon is located in Orange County
    • Silverado
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Modjeska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Modjeska have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modjeska
      • Modjeska is located in Orange County
    • Portola Hills
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portola Hills
      • Portola Hills is located in Orange County
    • Trabuco Canyon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rancho Santa Margarita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Foothill Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Trabuco Highlands
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trabuco Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trabuco Highlands
      • Trabuco Highlands is located in Orange County
    • Coto de Caza
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Anaheim Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cowan Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Heights
      • Cowan Heights is located in Orange County
  • San Bernardino County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Woodcrest, with the one closest to Woodcrest listed first.
    • Grand Terrace
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • West Colton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Colton
      • West Colton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Loma Linda
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Colton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Bryn Mawr
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Southridge Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southridge Village
      • Southridge Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Marigold
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marigold
      • Marigold is located in San Bernardino County
    • Lugonia ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
      • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Plymouth Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Village
      • Plymouth Village is located in San Bernardino County
    • Redlands
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Woodcrest ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Woodcrest.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Woodcrest, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Woodcrest.

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 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 Woodcrest:

Cemeteries Near Woodcrest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Woodcrest.

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Woodcrest, with the one closest to Woodcrest 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.<6>

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

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

  • Riverside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Declezville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Mound City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Colton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Declez
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Victoria
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
  • Rialto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • 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>
  • Redlands
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Lugonia ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugonia
    • Lugonia is located in San Bernardino County
  • San Bernardino
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Eastbern ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastbern. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastbern
    • Eastbern is located in San Bernardino County
  • Mentone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rochester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
    • Grapeland ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • Etiwanda
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Woodcrest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodcrest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodcrest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8822, Longitude: -117.3573       In this case, the coordinates for Woodcrest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Woodcrest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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