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>.
We aren't confident of the location of Fort Misery, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
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.<4> 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
If Fort Misery still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities near Fort Misery ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Misery.
- Crown King
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown King
- Crown King is located in Yavapai County
- Crown King has also been known as:
- Crowned King
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crown King <5>
- Shelley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Humbug ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
- Humbug is located in Yavapai County
- Copperopolis ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
- Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
- Columbia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Yavapai County
- Tip Top ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
- Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
- Middleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Wagoner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Wagoner is located in Yavapai County
- Constellation ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constellation have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
- Constellation is located in Yavapai County
- Bumble Bee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumble Bee
- Bumble Bee is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bumble Bee <5>
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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> | 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Misery - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |