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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 Fort Tule (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 Fort Tule. 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 Fort Tule ...

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 Fort Tule: Ft. Tule

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 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.

Fort Tule is located in Yavapai 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 Yavapai County: Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa & Mohave.

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

  • Yavapai County     (The home county of Fort Tule)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Tule, with the one closest to Fort Tule listed first.
    • Tip Top ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
      • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
    • Gillett ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Gillett is located in Yavapai County
    • Black Canyon City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Misery ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Misery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Misery
      • Fort Misery is located in Yavapai County
    • Oro Belle ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oro Belle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Belle
      • Oro Belle is located in Yavapai County
    • Copperopolis ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
      • Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
    • Bradshaw City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw City
      • Bradshaw City is located in Yavapai County
    • Crown King
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lapham ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham
      • Lapham is located in Yavapai County
    • Minnehaha Flats ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minnehaha Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Flats
      • Minnehaha Flats is located in Yavapai County
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Tule, with the one closest to Fort Tule listed first.
    • New River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthem
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wittmann
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carefree Foothills
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Foothills
      • Carefree Foothills is located in Maricopa County
    • Circle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
      • Circle City is located in Maricopa County
    • Morristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead Ranch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Ranch
      • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
    • Sun City West
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Westbrook Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
      • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Carefree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Peacock Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village
      • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Surprise
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Tule ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Tule.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fort Tule, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fort Tule.

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 helpful 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 Fort Tule:

Cemeteries Near Fort Tule ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Tule.

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 Fort Tule covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Champie Mill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Champie Mill Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen's Mill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Champie Mill Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Columbia Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbia Cemetery
  • Champie Ranch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gillett Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2510175 <5>
  • Black Canyon City Municipal Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentucks Gravesite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kentucks Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kentucks Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57047 <5>
  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradshaw City Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Minnehaha Flats Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
  • Crown King Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shelley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shelley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
  • Constellation Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Constellation Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constellation Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Home Mission Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • The Home Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sleeping Bride Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Home Mission Cemetery
    • Brill Ranch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Brill Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • The Brill Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martin Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brill Ranch Cemetery
    • Walnut Grove Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Tip Top ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
  • Briggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
  • Crown King
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Bumble Bee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cave Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cordes ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
    • Cordes is located in Yavapai County
  • Big Bug ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bug. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
    • Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
  • Walnut Grove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
  • Wickenburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Mayer
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Stanton ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
  • Peoria
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Stoddard ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stoddard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
    • Stoddard is located in Yavapai County

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

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

The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.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 'straight-line' (or 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- Fort Tule) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Tule. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0034, Longitude: -112.2679       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Tule 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 Fort Tule, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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