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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Congress Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Congress Cemetery (FG ID #56998)

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

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Congress Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.1901°   (34° 11' 24")

Lon:   -112.8547°   (-112° 51' 16")

The Congress Cemetery is located in Yavapai County<2>.

The county seat for Yavapai County is located in Prescott. Prescott lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Congress Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Congress Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Yavapai County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Congress Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Congress Cemetery.

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

    • Congress
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Glen Ilah
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ilah
      • Glen Ilah is located in Yavapai County
    • Yarnell
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Camp Date Creek ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Date Creek
      • Camp Date Creek is located in Yavapai County
    • Stanton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
    • Weaver ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Yavapai County
    • Peeples Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Octave ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octave have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octave
      • Octave is located in Yavapai County
    • Wickenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkland Junction
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Junction
      • Kirkland Junction is located in Yavapai County
    • Kirkland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Constellation ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constellation have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
      • Constellation is located in Yavapai County
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Wagoner ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
        • Wagoner is located in Yavapai County
      • Walnut Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
      • Wilhoit
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
        • Wilhoit is located in Yavapai County
      • Copperopolis ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
        • Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
      • Skull Valley
        (23 miles [37 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 Congress Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yavapai County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Congress Cemetery.<7>

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

    • Camp Date Creek Pioneer Military Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Camp Date Creek Pioneer Military Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Camp Date Creek Pioneer Military Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Date Creek Pioneer Military Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2517599 <1>
    • Camp Date Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Camp Date Creek Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Camp Date Creek Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Date Creek Cemetery
    • Octave Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Octave Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Octave Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Octave Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292708 <1>
    • Genung Memorial Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Genung Memorial Park is located in Yavapai County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Genung Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Peeples Valley.
      • The Genung Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Genung Cemetery
      • Genung Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Peeples Valley Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Genung Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279078 <1>
    • Garcia Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Garcia Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • The Garcia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garcia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1704293 <1>
    • St. Alban's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Thompson Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Valley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Thompson Valley Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Valley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434323 <1>
    • Brill Ranch Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brill Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Brill Ranch Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • The Brill Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martin Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brill Ranch Cemetery
    • Constellation Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Constellation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Constellation Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constellation Cemetery
    • Santa Maria Pioneer Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Copperopolis Cemetery
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Tom Walder Memorial Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Walder Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tom Walder Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Walder Memorial Park
      • Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Minnehaha Flats Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Minnehaha Flats Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
      • Shelley Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shelley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Shelley Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
      • Skull Valley Cemetery
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Vulture City Pioneer Cemetery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • The Vulture City Pioneer Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
        • The Vulture City Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Verde Flat Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vulture City Pioneer Cemetery
      • Kentucks Gravesite
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kentucks Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kentucks Gravesite is located in Yavapai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentucks Gravesite
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57047 <1>
      • Bradshaw City Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Palace Station Cemetery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Palace Station Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Palace Station Cemetery is located in Yavapai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palace Station Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2330138 <1>

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

    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 Congress Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #3173  (Congress Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #3173 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Congress
      • County: Yavapai         Elev: 978
      • Location given for GNIS #3173 (Congress Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #56998

    The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/

    The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Congress Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1901, Longitude: -112.8547    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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