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A visit to the Governor Hunt Tomb ...

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 Governor Hunt Tomb ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Governor Hunt Tomb:

33.4519, -111.9444

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

The Governor Hunt Tomb is located in Maricopa County<2>.

The county seat for Maricopa County is located in Phoenix. Phoenix lies just to the west of the Governor Hunt Tomb .

Open a Google Map centered on the Governor Hunt Tomb.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Governor Hunt Tomb.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Governor Hunt Tomb, with the nearest first.

  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Buttes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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>
  • Resthaven Park East Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Guadalupe Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Cemetery
  • Camelback Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Camelback Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelback Cemetery
  • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • City of Mesa Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The City of Mesa Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Mesa Cemetery
  • Mesa City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Mesa City Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa City Cemetery
  • Porter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Porter Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Rosedale Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Cemetery
    • City Loosley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The City Loosley Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Loosley Cemetery
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Beth El Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gilbert.
      • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57094 <5>
    • Paradise Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Governor Hunt Tomb.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Governor Hunt Tomb, with the nearest first:

  • Papago Peaks Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Papago Peaks Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papago Peaks Village
  • Tempe
    (2 miles [3.2 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>
  • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Scottsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Guadalupe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clearwater Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Clearwater Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Hills
  • Ahwatukee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ahwatukee is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwatukee
  • Mesa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Hohokam Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
  • Phoenix
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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>
  • Kyrene
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Corona Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Corona Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Village
    • Summer Place Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
    • Continental Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
    • Chandler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gilbert
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Royal Palm Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
    • Catalina Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Catalina Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
    • Capri Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Capri Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
    • Paradise Village North II
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sandalwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
    • Sonora
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Palm Lakes Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lakes Village
    • Paradise City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
    • Oakhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
    • Canyon Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village

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 Governor Hunt Tomb. The following communities are located in Maricopa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Governor Hunt Tomb.

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 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 Governor Hunt Tomb:

  • 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 Governor Hunt Tomb:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #5191  (Governor Hunt Tomb)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #5191 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: Tempe
      • Location given for Governor Hunt Tomb:
      • Lat: 33.451989     Lon: -111.9443111
      • 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Governor Hunt Tomb) 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.