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Introduction ...

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

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

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 Harshaw (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 Harshaw. 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.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Harshaw is historic, it would have been located within present day Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz County: Cochise & Pima.

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

  • Santa Cruz County     (The home county of Harshaw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harshaw, with the one closest to Harshaw listed first.
    • Mowry ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
      • Mowry is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Patagonia
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Duquesne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
      • Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Washington Camp ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Camp
      • Washington Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Crittenden ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
      • Crittenden is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casa Blanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Kino Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
      • Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Lochiel ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
      • Lochiel is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Salado ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
      • Salado is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Beyerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyerville
      • Beyerville is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Canelo ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canelo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canelo
      • Canelo is located in Santa Cruz County
      • Former name for Canelo:
      • Canille
    • Alto ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
      • Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Rio Rico Southeast
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southeast
      • Rio Rico Southeast is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Cochise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harshaw, with the one closest to Harshaw listed first.
    • Sunnyside ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
    • Coronado Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
      • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
    • Signal Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
      • Signal Village is located in Cochise County
    • De Anza Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
      • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
    • Fort Huachuca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Huachuca City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Sierra Vista
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hereford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Nicksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
      • Nicksville is located in Cochise County
  • Pima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harshaw, with the one closest to Harshaw listed first.
    • Greaterville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
      • Greaterville is located in Pima County
    • Helvetia ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helvetia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Helvetia is located in Pima County
    • Arivaca Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
      • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County

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

Newspapers Published in Harshaw ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harshaw.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harshaw, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harshaw.

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 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 Harshaw:

Cemeteries Near Harshaw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harshaw.

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

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

  • South Harshaw South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the South Harshaw South Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The South Harshaw South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Harshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Harshaw South Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2580873 <6>
  • Harshaw Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mowry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mowry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mowry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551837 <6>
  • Gatlin Jones Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Patagonia Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Duquesne Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Duquesne Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Duquesne Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duquesne / Washington Camp Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duquesne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553831 <6>
  • Crittenden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lochief Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Black Oak Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mission Los Santos Angeles e Guevavi
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Alto Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alto Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alto Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402581 <6>
  • Salero Ranch Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • City of Nogales Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the City of Nogales Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Nogales.
      • The City of Nogales Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nogales Cemetery
      • Nogales City Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Nogales Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145199 <6>
    • Temple Emanu El Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Temple Emanu El Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Emanu El Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417587 <6>
    • Calabasas Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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.

Harshaw itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 260 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Lochiel ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
    • Lochiel is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Sonoita
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Nogales
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogales
    • Nogales is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,107 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogales <3>
  • Calabasas ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calabasas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
    • Calabasas is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Greaterville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greaterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
    • Greaterville is located in Pima County
  • Fort Huachuca
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Tubac
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.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 Harshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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- Harshaw) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harshaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4679, Longitude: -110.7079       In this case, the coordinates for Harshaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.




 

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