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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 Wrightwood (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 Wrightwood. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

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

  • San Bernardino County     (The home county of Wrightwood)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightwood, with the one closest to Wrightwood listed first.
    • Pinon Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Phelan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cajon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
      • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Lytle Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Summit Terrace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Terrace
      • Summit Terrace is located in San Bernardino County
    • San Antonio Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Heights
      • San Antonio Heights is located in San Bernardino County
    • Devore Heights
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Hills
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • South Adelanto
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Adelanto
      • South Adelanto is located in San Bernardino County
    • Alta Loma
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
      • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Etiwanda
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Los Angeles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightwood, with the one closest to Wrightwood listed first.
    • Big Pines
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pines
      • Big Pines is located in Los Angeles County
    • Mount Baldy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Springs
      • Paradise Springs is located in Los Angeles County
    • Big Rock Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Springs
      • Big Rock Springs is located in Los Angeles County
    • Falling Springs ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Valyermo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Llano
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearblossom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Claremont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Juniper Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
      • Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
    • La Verne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Glendora
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Riverside County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Wrightwood, with the one closest to Wrightwood listed first.
    • Glen Avon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
      • Glen Avon is located in Riverside County
    • Jurupa Valley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa Valley
      • Jurupa Valley is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,745 people
    • Mira Loma
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sunnyslope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyslope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
    • De Anza Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
    • Eastvale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Rubidoux
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pedley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pedley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
      • Pedley is located in Riverside County
    • Highgrove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgrove
      • Highgrove is located in Riverside County
    • Norco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norco
      • Norco is located in Riverside County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,892 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norco <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Wrightwood ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Wrightwood.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Wrightwood. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Wrightwood and those printed in the larger area surrounding Wrightwood.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> of Wrightwood.

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 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 Wrightwood:

Cemeteries Near Wrightwood ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Wrightwood.

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

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

  • Desert View Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Palomares Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Palomares Memorial Park is located in Pomona.
    • The Palomares Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Palomares Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palomares Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8252 <4>
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Park Cemetery
  • Bellevue Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Veterans Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Veterans Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Veterans Memorial Park
  • Oakdale Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor Valley Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Covina Hills Forest Lawn Memorial Park
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Spadra Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8036 <4>
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Pomona Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pomona Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Pomona.
      • The Pomona Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pomona Valley Memorial Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomona Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8286 <4>
    • Rialto Park Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Cajon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajon
    • Cajon is located in San Bernardino County
  • Llano
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cucamonga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cucamonga
    • Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • Etiwanda
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grapeland ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grapeland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
    • Grapeland is located in San Bernardino County
  • Claremont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • North Ontario
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ontario
    • North Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
  • North Cucamonga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Cucamonga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cucamonga
    • North Cucamonga is located in San Bernardino County
  • North Pomona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pomona
    • North Pomona is located in Los Angeles County
  • Rochester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in San Bernardino County
  • Hesperia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in San Bernardino County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,911 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <1>
  • Glendora
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • San Dimas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ontario
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Ontario is located in San Bernardino County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183,393 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <1>
    • Azusa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azusa
      • Azusa is located in Los Angeles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Azusa <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wrightwood. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wrightwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wrightwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3609, Longitude: -117.6325    
<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 Wrightwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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