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A visit to the Elgo Dam 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 Elgo Dam Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Elgo Dam Cemetery (FG ID #2464476)

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 Elgo Dam Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.3827°   (33° 22' 57")

Lon:   -110.4335°   (-110° 26' 0")

The Elgo Dam Cemetery is located in Gila County<2>.

The county seat for Gila County is located in Globe. Globe lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west of the Elgo Dam Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Elgo Dam Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Gila County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Elgo Dam 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 13 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Elgo Dam Cemetery.

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

    • San Carlos
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Peridot
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cutter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
      • Cutter is located in Gila County
    • McMillenville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMillenville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    • Pinal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
      • Pinal is located in Gila County
    • Copper Hill ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
      • Copper Hill is located in Gila County
    • Globe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Midland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in Gila County
    • Claypool
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Bylas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Inspiration
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
      • Inspiration is located in Gila County
    • Miami
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Christmas ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Gila County

    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 Elgo Dam Cemetery. The following communities are located in Gila County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Globe
    • Miami

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 9 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km] of the Elgo Dam Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Northgate Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • San Carlos Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Upper Peridot Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Upper Peridot Cemetery is located in Gila County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Upper Peridot Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Peridot.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Peridot Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159175 <1>
    • Lower Peridot Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Globe Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Pinal Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Serbian Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Breeze Memorial Gardenx
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Christmas Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Christmas Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Christmas Cemetery is located in Gila County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324712 <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 Elgo Dam Cemetery:

    The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.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 Gila, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elgo Dam Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3827, Longitude: -110.4335    
    <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>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.
    <7>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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