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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Allah. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Allah to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allah, please Contact Us.
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 Allah (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 Allah. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Allah is historic, it would have been located within present day Maricopa County.
To see how the shape of Arizona's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maricopa County: Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma.
Below are the counties that are near Allah. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Allah:
- Maricopa County (The home county of Allah)
- The following are listed by their distance from Allah, with the one closest to Allah listed first.
- Wickenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Circle City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Circle City is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Vulture City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
- Vulture City has also been known as:
- Vulture Mine
- Vulture
- Wittmann
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sun City West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Waddell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aguila
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Citrus Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
- Tartesso
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tartesso is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartesso
- El Mirage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Yavapai County
- The following are listed by their distance from Allah, with the one closest to Allah listed first.
- Constellation ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Constellation is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
- Octave ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Octave is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octave
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Briggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Stanton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Copperopolis ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
- Congress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Ilah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Ilah is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ilah
- Yarnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wagoner ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagoner is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Columbia ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Humbug ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Humbug is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
- Minnehaha ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Allah, see our County-by-County Page for Allah.
Cemeteries Near Allah ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Allah.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Allah - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Allah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Allah, with the one closest to Allah listed first.
- Brill Ranch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill Ranch Cemetery
- The Brill Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Martin Family Cemetery
- St. Alban's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Garcia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garcia Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the northwest of Wickenburg.
- The Garcia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1704293 <3>
- Morristown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vulture City Pioneer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Constellation Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Octave Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Copperopolis Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Home Mission Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- The Home Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sleeping Bride Cemetery
- Old Congress Pioneer Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Congress Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Champie Ranch Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Columbia Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Champie Mill Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champie Mill Cemetery
- The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen's Mill Cemetery
- Kentucks Gravesite
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Allah in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Allah.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Allah, with the one closest to Allah listed first.
- Wickenburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vulture City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
- Vulture City has also been known as:
- Vulture Mine
- Vulture
- Briggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Stanton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Congress
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Tip Top ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
- Crown King
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Allah. See our List of 1890's Communities around Allah.
Newspapers Published in Allah ...
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 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Allah.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Allah, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Allah.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Allah:
- Websites specific to Arizona
- Pages specific to Maricopa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arizona
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Allah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |