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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 Heaton (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 Heaton. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Heaton is located in Pinal 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 Pinal County: Gila, Graham, Maricopa & Pima.

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

  • Pinal County     (The home county of Heaton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Ak-Chin Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak-Chin Village
      • Ak-Chin Village is located in Pinal County
    • Ak Chin
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
      • Ak Chin is located in Pinal County
    • Maricopa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maricopa Wells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Wells
      • Maricopa Wells is located in Pinal County
    • Santa Cruz
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Cruz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
    • Casa Blanca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
    • Bapchule
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Stanfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sweetwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
    • Santan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
      • Santan is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
      • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
      • Stotonic has also been known as:
      • Stetonic
      • Stotonik
    • Sacaton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Heaton, with the one closest to Heaton listed first.
    • Mobile
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
      • Mobile is located in Maricopa County
    • Gila Crossing
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Crossing
      • Gila Crossing is located in Maricopa County
    • Komatke
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komatke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komatke
      • Komatke is located in Maricopa County
    • Sun Lakes
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Co-op Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Co-op Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-op Village
      • Co-op Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Laveen Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ahwatukee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwatukee
      • Ahwatukee is located in Maricopa County
    • Corona Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona Village
      • Corona Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Kyrene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
      • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
    • Maricopa Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maricopa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Village
      • Maricopa Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Guadalupe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Heaton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heaton.

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

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

  • Ak Chin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Casa Blanca Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Casa Blanca Cemetery
    • The West Casa Blanca Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cowboy Cemetery
  • Bapchule Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Co-Op Village Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sweetwater Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342148 <4>
  • Valley of the Sun Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stotonic Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • East Sacaton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sacaton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sacaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sacaton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (31 more) ...
    • Guadalupe Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Resthaven Park East Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Park East Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
      • The Resthaven Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resthaven Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57097 <4>
    • Twin Buttes Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Heaton had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Maricopa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Estrella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estrella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
    • Estrella is located in Maricopa County
  • Sweetwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
  • Kyrene
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
  • Sacaton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Casa Grande
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Phoenix
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <1>
  • Tempe
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <1>
  • Bosque
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bosque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
    • Bosque is located in Maricopa County
  • Mesa
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Heaton ...

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 412 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heaton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heaton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Heaton.

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 Heaton:

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.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>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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Heaton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Heaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0789, Longitude: -112.1346       In this case, the coordinates for Heaton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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