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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 Cactus Flat (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 Cactus Flat. 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 Cactus Flat ...

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 Cactus Flat: Cactus Flt.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Cactus Flat is located in Graham 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 Graham County: Apache, Cochise, Gila, Greenlee, Navajo, Pima & Pinal.

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

  • Graham County     (The home county of Cactus Flat)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cactus Flat, with the one closest to Cactus Flat listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Graham County
    • Swift Trail Junction
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
      • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
    • Safford
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Artesia
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
      • Artesia is located in Graham County
    • Thatcher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Solomon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Graham County
    • San Jose
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • San Jose is located in Graham County
    • Central
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Graham County
    • Pima
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
      • Pima is located in Graham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pima <1>
    • Bryce
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
      • Bryce is located in Graham County
    • Fort Grant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
      • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
  • Cochise County
    • Light ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
      • Light is located in Cochise County
  • Greenlee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cactus Flat, with the one closest to Cactus Flat listed first.
    • Guthrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County
    • Morenci
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Cactus Flat ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cactus Flat.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cactus Flat, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cactus Flat.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cactus Flat:

Cemeteries Near Cactus Flat ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cactus Flat.

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

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

  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
  • Safford City Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Artesia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Solomon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon Cemetery
  • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Old Central Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Central Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
  • Pima Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pima Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pima Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Rogers Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Sanchez Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanchez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanchez Cemetery
    • Bryce Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryce Cemetery

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

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

  • Safford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Thatcher
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Central
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Graham County
  • Pima
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
    • Pima is located in Graham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,588 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pima <1>
  • Bryce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
    • Bryce is located in Graham County
  • Fort Grant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
    • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
  • Bonita ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Graham County
  • Fort Thomas
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Luzena
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luzena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzena
    • Luzena is located in Cochise County

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

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

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.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>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.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cactus Flat) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cactus Flat. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7588, Longitude: -109.7163    
<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 Cactus Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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