Brief History of Eastvale

The vibrant and beloved community of Eastvalewas once an agrarian paradise.

Developed initially as ranchlands, this areatucked along the Santa Ana River was transformed by industrious farmers whoproduced alfalfa and other crops, raised poultry and eventually thrived asdairymen.

Eastvale's latest agents of change, however, weren't cattlemen or farmersbut real estate agents.

Indeed, land developers saw the same potential inEastvale as the initial ranchers did.

Beginning in the 1990s, developers createdcharming homes and planned neighborhoods for former city dwellers eager to livein Riverside County.

Despite the changes, the bucolic ambiance of the bygoneera remains.

Authors Loren P. Meissner and Kim Jarrell Johnson recount thedynamic changes, important people and exciting events that created Eastvale.