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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 Circle City (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 Circle City. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

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

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Circle City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Circle City, with the one closest to Circle City listed first.
    • Morristown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wittmann
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wickenburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Vulture City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
      • Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
      • Vulture City has also been known as:
      • Vulture Mine
      • Vulture
    • Surprise
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun City West
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Waddell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Citrus Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Park
      • Citrus Park is located in Maricopa County
    • El Mirage
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Westbrook Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Peacock Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
      • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Youngtown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sun City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Yavapai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Circle City, with the one closest to Circle City listed first.
    • Constellation ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constellation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
      • Constellation is located in Yavapai County
    • Copperopolis ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
      • Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
    • Octave ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Octave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octave
      • Octave is located in Yavapai County
    • Weaver ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weaver. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
    • Stanton ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
      • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
    • Fort Misery ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Misery
      • Fort Misery is located in Yavapai County
    • Tip Top ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
      • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
    • Lapham ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham
      • Lapham is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha Flats ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnehaha Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Flats
      • Minnehaha Flats is located in Yavapai County
    • Gillett ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Yavapai County

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

Newspapers Published in Circle City ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Circle City.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Circle City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Circle City.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Circle City:

Cemeteries Near Circle City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Circle City.

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 Circle City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Home Mission Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Home Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sleeping Bride Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Mission Cemetery
  • Brill Ranch Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brill Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Brill Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Martin Family Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brill Ranch Cemetery
  • St. Alban's Episcopal Church Memorial Garden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Garcia Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Vulture City Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Constellation Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Constellation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constellation Cemetery
  • Sunwest Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunwest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunwest Cemetery
  • Champie Ranch Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sunland Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunland Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunland Memorial Park
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Columbia Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • Champie Mill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Champie Mill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen's Mill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champie Mill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Octave Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Octave Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Octave Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2292708 <5>
    • White Tanks Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Kentucks Gravesite
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kentucks Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentucks Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57047 <5>

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.<6>

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

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

  • Wickenburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Vulture City ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
    • Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
    • Vulture City has also been known as:
    • Vulture Mine
    • Vulture
  • Briggs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
  • Stanton ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
  • Peoria
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Tip Top ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
  • Congress
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Circle City. 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>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- Circle City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Circle City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8159, Longitude: -112.5802       In this case, the coordinates for Circle City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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 Circle City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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