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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 occur.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Fort Tule is located in Yavapai County.

To see how the shape of Arizona's counties may 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)
      • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
    • Gillett ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gillett is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Black Canyon City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Fort Misery ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Misery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Misery
    • Oro Belle ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oro Belle is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Belle
    • Copperopolis ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Copperopolis is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperopolis
    • Briggs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Minnehaha ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
    • Bradshaw City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bradshaw City is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw City
    • Crown King
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Carefree Foothills is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Foothills
    • Circle City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Circle City is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Morristown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrowhead Ranch
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Ranch
    • Sun City West
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Westbrook Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
    • Carefree
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Peacock Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock Village

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

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Fort Tule - one of the links might be able to help.

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champie Mill Cemetery
    • The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen's Mill Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Champie Ranch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Black Canyon City Municipal Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kentucks Gravesite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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)
  • Crown King Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Shelley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Constellation Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Home Mission Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
      • The Home Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sleeping Bride Cemetery
    • Morristown Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brill Ranch Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill Ranch Cemetery
      • The Brill Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martin Family 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.<4>

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)
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
  • Briggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
  • 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)
    • Cordes is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
  • Big Bug ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
  • Walnut Grove
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • 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)
    • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Peoria
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • 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)
    • Stoddard is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard

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.

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]<3>. 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 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 Fort Tule:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Tule) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.