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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 East Mesa (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 East Mesa. 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.

Name Variations for East Mesa ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Mesa: E. Mesa

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of East Mesa)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Mesa, with the one closest to East Mesa listed first.
    • Silver Spur Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spur Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Village
      • Silver Spur Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Buckhorn
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Maricopa County
    • Royal Palm Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Apache Junction
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Summer Place Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Gilbert
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Higley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sonora
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <2>
    • Hohokam Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hohokam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
      • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Mesa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • 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 <2>
    • Queen Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sanokai Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanokai Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanokai Village
      • Sanokai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Chandler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Mesa, with the one closest to East Mesa listed first.
    • Goldfield ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
      • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
    • Youngberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngberg
      • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
    • Gold Canyon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Santan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
      • Santan is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
      • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
      • Stotonic has also been known as:
      • Stetonic
      • Stotonik
    • Gold Camp
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
      • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
    • Queen Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bapchule
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sweetwater
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
    • Smelter Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
      • Smelter Town is located in Pinal County
    • Sacaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Casa Blanca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
    • Blackwater
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
      • Blackwater is located in Pinal County

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

Newspapers Published in East Mesa ...

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 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Mesa.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Mesa, 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 East Mesa.

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 East Mesa:

Cemeteries Near East Mesa ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Mesa.

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 East Mesa covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mountain View Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gilbert.
    • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57094 <4>
  • Jim Hart Memorial Monument
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Hart Memorial Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Hart Memorial Monument
  • City of Mesa Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City of Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Mesa Cemetery
  • Mesa City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley of the Sun Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery
  • Governor Hunt Tomb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Governor Hunt Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Governor Hunt Tomb
  • Paradise Memorial Gardens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camelback Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camelback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camelback Cemetery
  • Twin Buttes Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (34 more) ...
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cross Cut Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Lehi
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Maricopa County
  • Mesa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Tempe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Kyrene
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
  • Sweetwater
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
  • Sacaton
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Phoenix
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • 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 <2>
  • Reymert ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reymert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reymert
    • Reymert 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 East Mesa. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Mesa.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Mesa. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Mesa) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Mesa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4153, Longitude: -111.6579       In this case, the coordinates for East Mesa 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 East Mesa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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