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A visit to the Valley 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 Valley Memorial Park ...

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

33.0047, -111.4927

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

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

The county seat for Pinal County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the east northeast of the Valley Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> of the Valley Memorial Park.<4>

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

  • Butte View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Charles Debrille Poston Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Florence Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • East Sacaton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The East Sacaton Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sacaton Cemetery
  • Sacaton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • The Sacaton Cemetery is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacaton Cemetery
  • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Eloy Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • The Eloy Memorial Park is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Stotonic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stotonic Cemetery is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stotonic Cemetery is located in Stotonic.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371843 <5>
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bapchule Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Chuichu North Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Valley Memorial Park and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324857 <5>
    • Chuichu South Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Valley Memorial Park and the .
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342188 <5>
    • Valley of the Sun Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • West Casa Blanca Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • The West Casa Blanca Cemetery is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Casa Blanca Cemetery
      • The West Casa Blanca Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cowboy Cemetery
    • Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery is located in Chandler.

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 Valley Memorial Park.

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

  • Coolidge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Farms
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Adamsville is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Blackwater
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Randolph is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Florence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • La Palma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • La Palma is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Palma
  • Eleven Mile Corner
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cactus Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
  • Sacaton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Toltec
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City
  • Casa Grande
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Eloy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Queen Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanokai Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Sanokai Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanokai Village
    • Chandler Heights
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Arizona City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Picacho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cochran ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cochran is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Stotonic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
      • Stotonic has also been known as:
      • Stetonic
      • Stotonik
    • Santan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Santan is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
    • Gold Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
    • Sweetwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater

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 Valley 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 Valley Memorial Park.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Valley 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 Valley Memorial Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #23837  (Valley Memorial Park Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #23837 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: 436 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Florence
      • Location given for Valley Memorial Park Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.0047834     Lon: -111.4923459
      • 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' (or 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- Valley 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.