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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 Flowing Wells (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 Flowing Wells. 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 Flowing Wells ...

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 Flowing Wells: Flowing Wls.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Flowing Wells is located in Pima 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 Pima County: Cochise, Graham, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz & Yuma.

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

  • Pima County     (The home county of Flowing Wells)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flowing Wells, with the one closest to Flowing Wells listed first.
    • Casas Adobes
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pascua Yaqui Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
      • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village is located in Pima County
    • Catalina Foothills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
      • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
    • Polo Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
      • Polo Village is located in Pima County
    • Cortaro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Tucson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
      • South Tucson is located in Pima County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
    • Tucson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oro Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tortolita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tucson Estates
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucson Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
      • Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
    • Drexel Heights
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
      • Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
    • Rillito
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Vandenberg Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandenberg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
      • Vandenberg Village is located in Pima County
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Flowing Wells, with the one closest to Flowing Wells listed first.
    • Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
      • Campo Bonito is located in Pinal County
    • Oracle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • San Manuel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Sasco ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco
      • Sasco is located in Pinal County

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

Newspapers Published in Flowing Wells ...

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 217 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flowing Wells.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flowing Wells, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flowing Wells.

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 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 Flowing Wells:

Cemeteries Near Flowing Wells ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flowing Wells.

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 Flowing Wells covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Pima County Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tucson Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucson Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucson Pioneer Cemetery
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
  • Holy Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Hope Cemetery
  • Armory Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Armory Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Military Plaza Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armory Park Cemetery
  • Binghampton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binghampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binghampton Cemetery
  • East Lawn Palms Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Palms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Palms Cemetery
  • South Lawn Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Monte Calvario Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monte Calvario Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monte Calvario Cemetery
  • San Xavier Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Xavier Cemetery
  • All Faiths Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanque Verde Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanque Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanque Verde Cemetery
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
    • Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rincon Congregational Church Columbarium
    • Vail Childrens' Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vail Childrens' Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vail Childrens' 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 Flowing Wells in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flowing Wells.

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

  • Jaynes
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes
    • Jaynes is located in Pima County
  • Tucson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rillito
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmot
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Pima County
  • Esmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Esmond is located in Pima County
  • Oracle
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vail
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.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>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- Flowing Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flowing Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2940, Longitude: -111.0098       In this case, the coordinates for Flowing Wells 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 Flowing Wells, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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