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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Centura West (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Centura West. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Centura West is located in Maricopa County.

To see how the shape of Arizona's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maricopa County: Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma.

Below are the counties that are near Centura West. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Centura West:

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Centura West)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Centura West, with the one closest to Centura West listed first.
    • Capri Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
      • Capri Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Catalina Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
      • Catalina Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Tolleson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tiki Tai Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiki Tai Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Tai Village
      • Tiki Tai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Glendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Village
      • Liberty Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Phoenix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Laveen Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maricopa Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maricopa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Village
      • Maricopa Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Cashion
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Peoria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Pioneer Village II
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village II have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village II
      • Pioneer Village II is located in Maricopa County
    • Co-op Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Co-op Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-op Village
      • Co-op Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Pinal County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Centura West, see our County-by-County Page for Centura West.

Cemeteries Near Centura West ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Centura West.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Centura West covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Centura West, with the one closest to Centura West listed first.

  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Work Circle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Work Circle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Work Circle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Beth El Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Russian Molokan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Molokan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Molokan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio Lindo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Loosley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Loosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Loosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (39 more) ...
    • Glendale Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Resthaven Park Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley of the Sun Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Centura West in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Centura West.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Centura West, with the one closest to Centura West listed first.

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Centura West. See our List of 1890's Communities around Centura West.

Newspapers Published in Centura West ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 409 newspapers that have been published in the area around Centura West.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Centura West, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Centura West.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Centura West:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Centura West. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Centura West, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Centura West) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Centura West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4589, Longitude: -112.1895    









 

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