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Welcome to Fort Misery ...

So far, we found very little information about Fort Misery. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Fort Misery to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fort Misery, please Contact Us.


Fort Misery would have been located within present day Yavapai County<2>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Misery: Ft. Misery

While the community is gone, the present day location for Fort Misery is 4,350 feet [1,326 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Fort Misery is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Fort Misery was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Fort Misery was located: 928

Communities near Fort Misery ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Misery.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Fort Misery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Misery.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort Misery. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fort Misery.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Misery. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Misery.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Fort Misery, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Misery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.