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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 Aztec Lodge (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 Aztec Lodge. 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.

Name Variations for Aztec Lodge ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Aztec Lodge: Aztec Ldg. (or less commonly used: Aztec Ldge.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Aztec Lodge is located in Gila 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 Gila County: Coconino, Graham, Maricopa, Navajo, Pinal & Yavapai.

Below are the counties that are near Aztec Lodge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aztec Lodge:

  • Gila County     (The home county of Aztec Lodge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aztec Lodge, with the one closest to Aztec Lodge listed first.
    • Roosevelt
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Young
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Tonto Basin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jakes Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Corner
      • Jakes Corner is located in Gila County
    • Gisela
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gisela have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisela
      • Gisela is located in Gila County
    • McMillenville ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMillenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillenville
      • McMillenville is located in Gila County
      • McMillenville has also been known as:
      • McMillanville
      • McMillianville
    • Deer Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Gila County
    • Rye
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Claypool
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Inspiration
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
      • Inspiration is located in Gila County
  • Navajo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aztec Lodge, with the one closest to Aztec Lodge listed first.
    • Grasshopper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grasshopper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper
      • Grasshopper is located in Navajo County
    • Cibecue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cibecue
      • Cibecue is located in Navajo County

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

Newspapers Published in Aztec Lodge ...

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 4 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aztec Lodge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aztec Lodge, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aztec Lodge.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Aztec Lodge:

Cemeteries Near Aztec Lodge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aztec Lodge.

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

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

  • Bacon Family Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Historic Roosevelt Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Historic Roosevelt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Historic Roosevelt Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roosevelt Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Historic Roosevelt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2487949 <4>
  • Young Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Q Ranch Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Q Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Q Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2303052 <4>
  • Packard Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tonto Basin Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Gisela Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Family Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Haught Ranch Pioneer Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haught Ranch Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Rye.
    • The Haught Ranch Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Last Roundup Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haught Ranch Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2253543 <4>

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 Aztec Lodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Aztec Lodge.

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

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

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

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

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>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 from Point A (ie- Aztec Lodge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aztec Lodge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8450, Longitude: -110.9690       In this case, the coordinates for Aztec Lodge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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.
<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 Aztec Lodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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