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A visit to the Eloy Memorial Park ...

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 Eloy Memorial Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eloy Memorial Park:

32.7334, -111.5051

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

The Eloy Memorial Park is located in Pinal County<2>.

The county seat for Pinal County is located in Florence. Florence lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Eloy Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Eloy Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 17 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Eloy Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eloy Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Eloy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2591928 <5>
  • Sasco Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • The Sasco Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Chuichu North Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Chuichu North Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu North Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chuichu North Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Chuichu.
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Chuichu North Cemetery with the Eloy Memorial Park and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324857 <5>
  • Chuichu South Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • The Chuichu South Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu South Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chuichu South Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Chuichu.
    • Be careful, some people have confused the Chuichu South Cemetery with the Eloy Memorial Park and the .
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342188 <5>
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • The Valley Memorial Park is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Memorial Park
  • Silver Bell Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • The Silver Bell Cemetery is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bell Cemetery
  • Florence Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Butte View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Butte View Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte View Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Butte View Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Florence.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2220536 <5>
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adamsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Florence.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56960 <5>
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
    • The Blackwater Cemetery has also been known as:
    • West Blackwater Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232375 <5>
  • Charles Debrille Poston Gravesite
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Cockleburr Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Cockleburr Cemetery is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockleburr Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cockleburr Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Casa Grande.
      • The Cockleburr Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cuckelburr Cemetery
      • Cuckleburr Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232225 <5>
    • East Sacaton Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The East Sacaton Cemetery is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sacaton Cemetery
    • Sacaton Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sacaton Cemetery is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacaton Cemetery
    • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Eloy Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eloy Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Picacho
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eloy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eloy is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <6>
  • Toltec
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City
  • Arizona City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Eleven Mile Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • La Palma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • La Palma is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Palma
  • Randolph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Randolph is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Sasco ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sasco is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco
  • Red Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Coolidge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Chuichu
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chuichu is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu
  • Valley Farms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Casa Grande
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cactus Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
    • Adamsville ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Adamsville is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Blackwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
    • Florence
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 Eloy Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pinal County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eloy Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Eloy Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Pinal 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 Eloy Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #23698  (Eloy Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #23698 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: Pinal
      • Est. Elev: 485 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eloy South
      • Location given for Eloy Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 32.7333977     Lon: -111.5051199
      • 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 Pinal, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eloy Memorial Park) 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.