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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 Hookers Hot Springs (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 Hookers Hot Springs. 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 Hookers Hot Springs ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Hookers Hot Springs: Hookers Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hookers Hot Spngs. or Hookers Hot Sprngs.)
  • While the name of this community is Hookers Hot Springs, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Hookers Hot Springs may originally have been Hooker's Hot Springs.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Hookers Hot Springs might be written as Hooker Hot Springs.

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 and hospitals 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.

Hookers Hot Springs is located in Cochise 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 Cochise County: Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Santa Cruz & Hidalgo (NM).

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

  • Cochise County     (The home county of Hookers Hot Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hookers Hot Springs, with the one closest to Hookers Hot Springs listed first.
    • Light ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
      • Light is located in Cochise County
    • Pomerene
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Willcox
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Cochise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dragoon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Benson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Whetstone
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
      • Whetstone is located in Cochise County
    • Mescal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescal
      • Mescal is located in Cochise County
    • Saint David
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Graham County
    • Fort Grant
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
      • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
  • Pima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hookers Hot Springs, with the one closest to Hookers Hot Springs listed first.
    • Willow Canyon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Canyon
      • Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
    • Harrington Place ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrington Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Place
      • Harrington Place is located in Pima County
    • Tanque Verde
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanque Verde
      • Tanque Verde is located in Pima County
  • Pinal County

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

Newspapers Published in Hookers Hot Springs ...

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 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hookers Hot Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hookers Hot Springs, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hookers Hot Springs.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Hookers Hot Springs:

Cemeteries Near Hookers Hot Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hookers Hot Springs.

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 Hookers Hot Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Apodaca Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apodaca Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apodaca Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Soza Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Gamez Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Johns Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kennedy Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57046 <6>
  • Dragoon Springs Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dragoon Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dragoon Springs Cemetery
  • Bonita Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • White Cross Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cross Cemetery
  • Cochise Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
  • Benson Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benson Cemetery
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Whalen Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whalen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whalen Cemetery
    • Cochise Gardens of Rest Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lindsey Grave
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Grave

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.<7>

While we didn't find Hookers Hot Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hookers Hot Springs.

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

  • Redington ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
    • Redington is located in Pima County
  • Bonita ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Graham County
  • Dragoon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Willcox
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Benson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Fort Grant
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
    • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
  • Saint David
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hookers Hot Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hookers Hot Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3387, Longitude: -110.2395       In this case, the coordinates for Hookers Hot Springs 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.
<7>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 Hookers Hot Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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