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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 Anthem (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 Anthem. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Anthem is located in Maricopa County.

To see how the shape of Arizona's counties 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 Anthem. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Anthem:

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Anthem)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthem, with the one closest to Anthem listed first.
    • New River
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Carefree Foothills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Foothills
      • Carefree Foothills is located in Maricopa County
    • Cave Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Carefree
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead Ranch
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Ranch
      • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
    • Central Park Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park Village
      • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Peacock Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
      • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
    • The Town Square
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Town Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Town Square
      • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
    • Westbrook Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Paradise City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
      • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
    • Cheyenne Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
      • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Palm Lakes Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lakes Village
      • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Pinnacle Peak Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Peak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Peak Village
      • Pinnacle Peak Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Yavapai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anthem, with the one closest to Anthem listed first.
    • Gillett ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Yavapai County
    • Black Canyon City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Tip Top ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
      • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
    • Bumble Bee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fort Misery ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Misery
      • Fort Misery is located in Yavapai County
    • Copperopolis ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
      • Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
    • Oro Belle ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oro Belle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Belle
      • Oro Belle is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
    • Bradshaw City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw City
      • Bradshaw City is located in Yavapai County
    • Crown King
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lapham ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham
      • Lapham is located in Yavapai County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Anthem ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anthem.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Anthem. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Anthem and those printed in the larger area surrounding Anthem.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4> of Anthem.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Anthem:

Cemeteries Near Anthem ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anthem.

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

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

  • Gillett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gillett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510175 <5>
  • Black Canyon City Municipal Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Phoenix Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Memorial Park
  • National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Champie Mill Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Champie Mill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen's Mill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champie Mill Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Columbia Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • Cave Creek Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Creek Cemetery
  • Champie Ranch Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Home Mission Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Home Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sleeping Bride Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Mission Cemetery
  • Sunland Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunland Memorial Park
  • Sunwest Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunwest Cemetery
  • Hansen Desert Hills Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (29 more) ...
    • Kentucks Gravesite
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kentucks Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentucks Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57047 <5>
    • Resthaven Park West Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Park West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Park West Cemetery
    • Glendale Memorial Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Memorial Park

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.<6>

While we didn't find Anthem in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Anthem.

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

  • Cave Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Tip Top ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
  • Peoria
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <1>
  • Bumble Bee
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Briggs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
  • Crown King
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenix
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <1>
  • Cordes ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
    • Cordes is located in Yavapai County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Anthem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anthem) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anthem. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8712, Longitude: -112.1522    
<5>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.
<6>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 Anthem, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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