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A visit to the Camelback Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Camelback Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Camelback Cemetery:

33.5244, -111.9328

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Camelback Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Camelback Cemetery is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Camelback Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Camelback Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Camelback Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Camelback Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cross Cut Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut Cemetery
    • The Cross Cut Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cactus Mound Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167539 <5>
  • Governor Hunt Tomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Governor Hunt Tomb is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Hunt Tomb
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hansen Desert Hills Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Twin Buttes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Twin Buttes Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes Cemetery
    • The Twin Buttes Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Maricopa County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57058 <5>
  • City of Mesa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The City of Mesa Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Mesa Cemetery
  • Mesa City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mesa City Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa City Cemetery
  • Resthaven Park East Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Resthaven Park East Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Park East Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
    • The Resthaven Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resthaven / Carr - Tenney Memorial Gardens
    • Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57097 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Porter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
    • City Loosley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The City Loosley Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Loosley Cemetery
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
      • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
      • Memory Lawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57026 <5>
    • Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Camelback Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Camelback Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Paradise Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Scottsdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Clearwater Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearwater Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Hills
  • Papago Peaks Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Papago Peaks Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papago Peaks Village
  • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continental Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
  • Paradise Village North II
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Tempe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <6>
  • Hohokam Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
  • Sandalwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
  • Palm Lakes Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lakes Village
  • Oakhurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Phoenix
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <6>
    • Mesa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <6>
    • Paradise City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
    • Guadalupe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Town Square
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Town Square
    • Central Park Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park Village
    • Canyon Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
    • Ahwatukee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Ahwatukee is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwatukee
    • Summer Place Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
    • Pinnacle Peak Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Pinnacle Peak Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Peak Village
    • Cheyenne Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
    • Catalina Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Catalina Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Capri Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Capri Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
    • Kyrene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Royal Palm Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
    • Fountain Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Camelback Cemetery. The following communities are located in Maricopa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Camelback Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Camelback Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Maricopa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Camelback Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2390  (Camelback Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2390 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Maricopa
      • Est. Elev: 402 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Paradise Valley
      • Location given for Camelback Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.5244875     Lon: -111.9326449
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Camelback Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.