Well , parts of Joshua Tree are in the same county I am. OF course, this county(San Bernadino) is larger than 8 states.
I'm 30 miles west of "San Berdoo". "Sandy Place Ranch" is Rancho Cucamonga (although I prefer the translation of "Cucamonga" as being "sunrise over the mountain") We're on the La/SB county line, at the base of the San Gabriel mountains