Chino is a city in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, California, at the western edge of the Inland Empire and roughly 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. It is bounded by Chino Hills to the south, Ontario to the northeast, Eastvale in Riverside County to the southeast, and Orange County to the southwest, a position that places it at the meeting point of four counties. The area's roots run deep into California's ranching past. The Spanish land grant Rancho Santa Ana del Chino gave the region its name, and the community's modern form began in the late 1880s when the Chino Ranch was subdivided for settlement. Through the first half of the twentieth century, Chino remained an agricultural center, and beginning in the 1950s it became one of Southern California's most important dairy-farming districts as dairymen, many of Dutch, Portuguese, and Basque descent, relocated to the valley. That dairy legacy still surfaces in the city's landmarks and identity even as agriculture has receded. Today Chino is a diversified suburban city whose economy spans logistics, manufacturing, and regional commerce. Its location near Ontario International Airport and major freeways has made it a distribution hub, while its residential neighborhoods have grown steadily to house families drawn by relative affordability and access to both the Inland Empire and the Los Angeles basin. Chino blends that industrial and suburban growth with substantial open space. Prado Regional Park and the Prado Basin lie within the city, and Chino Hills State Park rises to the south, preserving a natural counterweight to development. The result is a city that pairs practical freeway and airport access with a visible agricultural heritage and room to get outdoors.