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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 Desert Hills (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 Desert Hills. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Desert Hills is located in Mohave 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 Mohave County: Coconino, La Paz, Yavapai, San Bernardino (CA), Clark (NV), Lincoln (NV), Kane (UT) & Washington (UT).

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

  • Mohave County     (The home county of Desert Hills)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desert Hills, with the one closest to Desert Hills listed first.
    • Lake Havasu City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Powell ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Powell is located in Mohave County
    • Topock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Franconia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
      • Franconia is located in Mohave County
    • Fivemile Landing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Landing
      • Fivemile Landing is located in Mohave County
    • Arizona Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arizona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona Village
      • Arizona Village is located in Mohave County
    • Yucca
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Mohave Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Valley
      • Willow Valley is located in Mohave County
    • Mojave Ranch Estates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave Ranch Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave Ranch Estates
      • Mojave Ranch Estates is located in Mohave County
    • Mesquite Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
      • Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County
  • La Paz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desert Hills, with the one closest to Desert Hills listed first.
    • Parker Strip
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Strip have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Strip
      • Parker Strip is located in La Paz County
    • Cienega Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cienega Springs
      • Cienega Springs is located in La Paz County
    • Bluewater
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
      • Bluewater is located in La Paz County
    • Parker
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • San Bernardino County (CA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Desert Hills, with the one closest to Desert Hills listed first.
    • Havasu Lake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Lake
      • Havasu Lake is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Havasu Palms
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Palms
      • Havasu Palms is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Parker Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Junction
      • Parker Junction is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Parker Dam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Needles
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needles
      • Needles is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,942 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needles <1>
    • Bluewater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluewater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
      • Bluewater is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Earp
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Big River
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Desert Hills ...

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 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert Hills.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Desert Hills, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Desert Hills.

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 Desert Hills:

Cemeteries Near Desert Hills ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Desert Hills.

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 Desert Hills covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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

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

  • Powell ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in Mohave County
  • Franconia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franconia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
    • Franconia is located in Mohave County
  • Needles
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needles
    • Needles is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needles <1>
  • Yucca
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Desert Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Desert Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5539, Longitude: -114.3725       In this case, the coordinates for Desert Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Desert Hills, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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