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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 Cinco Soles (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 Cinco Soles. 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 hospitals 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.

Cinco Soles 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 Cinco Soles. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cinco Soles:

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Cinco Soles)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Soles, with the one closest to Cinco Soles listed first.
    • Paradise Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Clearwater Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Hills
      • Clearwater Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Scottsdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Papago Peaks Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papago Peaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papago Peaks Village
      • Papago Peaks Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
      • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
    • Paradise Village North II
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Village North II have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Village North II
      • Paradise Village North II is located in Maricopa County
    • Continental Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Sandalwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood
      • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
    • Tempe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
      • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <1>
    • Oakhurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County
    • Palm Lakes Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lakes Village
      • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Phoenix
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
      • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <1>
    • Hohokam Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hohokam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
      • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cinco Soles, with the one closest to Cinco Soles listed first.
    • Santa Cruz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Cruz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
    • Santan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
      • Santan is located in Pinal County
    • Goldfield ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
      • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
    • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maricopa Wells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Wells
      • Maricopa Wells is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
      • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
      • Stotonic has also been known as:
      • Stetonic
      • Stotonik
    • Youngberg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngberg
      • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
    • Bapchule
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Sweetwater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
    • Casa Blanca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County

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

Cemeteries Near Cinco Soles ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cinco Soles.

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 Cinco Soles covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Camelback Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camelback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camelback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Governor Hunt Tomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Governor Hunt Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Governor Hunt Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tempe Double Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twin Buttes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hansen Desert Hills Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (36 more) ...
    • Rosedale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • City Loosley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Cinco Soles in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cinco Soles.

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

  • Tempe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <1>
  • Phoenix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <1>
  • Lehi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Maricopa County
  • Mesa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <1>
  • Kyrene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
  • Peoria
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <1>
  • Cave Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County

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

Newspapers Published in Cinco Soles ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cinco Soles.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cinco Soles, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cinco Soles.

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 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 Cinco Soles:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cinco Soles. 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<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 Cinco Soles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cinco Soles) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cinco Soles. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5250, Longitude: -111.9535       In this case, the coordinates for Cinco Soles have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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