A visit to the Continental Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Continental Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Continental Cemetery (FG ID #2252520)
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 Continental Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Continental Cemetery
Lat: 31.8519° (31° 51' 6")
Lon: -110.9671° (-110° 58' 1")
The cemetery is located in Pima County<2>.
As an estimate, the Continental Cemetery is located in Continental.
The county seat for Pima County is located in Tucson. Tucson lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north of the Continental Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Continental Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Continental Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Valley Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Valley Memorial Gardens is located in Pima County
- Twin Buttes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Buttes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Buttes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Twin Buttes Cemetery is located in Pima County
- Helvetia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Helvetia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Helvetia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Pima County
- Amado Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greaterville Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tubac Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alto Cemetery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- San Xavier Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Xavier Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The San Xavier Cemetery is located in Pima County
- Salero Ranch Cemetery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monte Calvario Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monte Calvario Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monte Calvario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Monte Calvario Cemetery is located in Pima County
- Tumacacori Mission Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vail Childrens' Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cerro Colorado Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otero Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Crittenden Cemetery
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium is located in Pima County
- Armory Park Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Patagonia Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gatlin Jones Cemetery
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Continental Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Continental Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sahuarita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Sahuarita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sahuarita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
- East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Arivaca Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madera Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Helvetia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Corona de Tucson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona de Tucson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
- Corona de Tucson is located in Pima County
- Greaterville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Pima County
- Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tubac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Alto ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alto
- From the Continental Cemetery to Alto
- Vail
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salado ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Salado is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salado
- From the Continental Cemetery to Salado
- Drexel Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
- Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
- Tumacacori
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Tumacacori - Carmen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
- Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
- Esmond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Littletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown is located in Pima County
- Drexel - Alvernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
- Drexel - Alvernon is located in Pima County
- Sonoita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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 Continental Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pima County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Continental Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Green Valley
- Madera Canyon
- Sonoita
- Tubac
- Tubac lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Continental Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tubac.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tubac
- Vail
- Vail lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Continental Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Continental Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arizona:
- Pages specific to Pima 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 Continental Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Continental Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.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 Pima, 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 obstructions 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 Continental Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8519, Longitude: -110.9671 |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
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