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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 Dove Valley Ranch (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 Dove Valley Ranch. 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.

Dove Valley Ranch 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 Dove Valley Ranch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dove Valley Ranch:

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Dove Valley Ranch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dove Valley Ranch, with the one closest to Dove Valley Ranch listed first.
    • Carefree Foothills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Foothills
      • Carefree Foothills is located in Maricopa County
    • Cave Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Carefree
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinnacle Peak Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Peak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Peak Village
      • Pinnacle Peak Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Oakhurst
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
      • Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County
    • Anthem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • New River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Lakes Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Paradise City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise City
      • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
    • Sandalwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Paradise Village North II
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Central Park Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park Village
      • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
    • The Town Square
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Town Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Town Square
      • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
  • Yavapai County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dove Valley Ranch, with the one closest to Dove Valley Ranch listed first.
    • Gillett ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Yavapai County
    • Black Canyon City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Tip Top ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
      • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
    • Bumble Bee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Dove Valley Ranch ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dove Valley Ranch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dove Valley Ranch, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dove Valley Ranch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Dove Valley Ranch:

Cemeteries Near Dove Valley Ranch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dove Valley Ranch.

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 Dove Valley Ranch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dove Valley Ranch, with the one closest to Dove Valley Ranch listed first.

  • Cave Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Creek Cemetery
  • National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phoenix Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phoenix Memorial Park
  • Hansen Desert Hills Memorial Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Memorial Gardens
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gillett Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510175 <4>
  • Camelback Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camelback Cemetery
  • Black Canyon City Municipal Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunland Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Resthaven Park West Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Park West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Park West Cemetery
  • Glendale Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Memorial Park
  • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jim Hart Memorial Monument
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Hart Memorial Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Hart Memorial Monument
    • Sunwest Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • 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

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 Dove Valley Ranch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dove Valley Ranch.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Dove Valley Ranch, with the one closest to Dove Valley Ranch listed first.

  • Cave Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Peoria
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
  • Phoenix
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (25 miles [40.2 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
  • Tempe
    (26 miles [41.8 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>
  • Mesa
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Bumble Bee
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dove Valley Ranch. 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>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 from Point A (ie- Dove Valley Ranch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dove Valley Ranch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7995, Longitude: -111.9788       In this case, the coordinates for Dove Valley Ranch 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>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.
<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 Dove Valley Ranch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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