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A visit to the Tompkins 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 Tompkins Memorial Park ...

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

31.5326, -110.2909

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

The Tompkins Memorial Park is located in Cochise County<2>.

The county seat for Cochise County is located in Bisbee. Bisbee lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Tompkins Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Tompkins Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Tompkins Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Fry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Fry Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
    • The Fry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fry Family Cemetery
    • Fry Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2176887 <5>
  • Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cochise Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Fort Huachuca.
    • The Ft. Huachuca Post Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ft. Huachuca Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968897 <5>
  • Sunnyside Pioneer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Miracle Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Miracle Valley Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley Cemetery
    • The Miracle Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1087171 <5>
  • Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairbank Pioneer Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Tombstone.
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Tombstone Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tombstone Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Tombstone.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #513617 <5>
  • Fruitland Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Boothill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery (Don Luis)
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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    • Lochief Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • St. David Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • The St. David Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. David Cemetery
    • South Harshaw South Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The South Harshaw South Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Harshaw South Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Harshaw South Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Nogales.
      • The South Harshaw South Cemetery has also been known as:
      • South Harshaw Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2580873 <5>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bisbee City Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166040 <5>
    • Harshaw Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Mowry Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The Mowry Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mowry Cemetery is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Nogales.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551837 <5>
    • Duquesne Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Duquesne Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Duquesne Cemetery is located 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of Nogales.
      • The Duquesne Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Duquesne / Washington Camp Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553831 <5>
    • Crittenden Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tompkins Memorial Park.

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

  • Sierra Vista
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fort Huachuca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • De Anza Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
  • Coronado Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Signal Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Signal Village is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
  • Nicksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Nicksville is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
  • Hereford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Huachuca City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Charleston is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Miracle Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
  • Canelo ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Canelo is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canelo
    • Former name for Canelo:
    • Canille
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Palominas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Palominas is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
    • Fairbank ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
    • Elgin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Contention City ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Contention City is located in Cochise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
      • Contention City has also been known as:
      • Contention
    • Tombstone
      (18 miles [29 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 Tompkins Memorial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cochise County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tompkins 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 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 Tompkins Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to Cochise 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 Tompkins Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #22259  (Tompkins Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #22259 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: Cochise
      • Est. Elev: 1421 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fort Huachuca
      • Location given for Tompkins Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 31.5325957     Lon: -110.2909137
      • 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 Cochise, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tompkins 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.
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