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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 Magma (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 Magma. 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.

Magma 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 Magma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Magma:

  • Pinal County     (The home county of Magma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magma, with the one closest to Magma listed first.
    • Adamsville ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Pinal County
    • Blackwater
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
      • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
    • Florence
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Coolidge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Valley Farms
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sacaton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Gold Canyon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Gold Camp
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
      • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
    • Randolph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Pinal County
    • Cactus Forest
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
      • Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
    • Queen Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Smelter Town
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
      • Smelter Town is located in Pinal County
    • Eleven Mile Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Magma, with the one closest to Magma listed first.
    • Queen Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler Heights
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanokai Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanokai Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanokai Village
      • Sanokai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Higley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Apache Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Silver Spur Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spur Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Village
      • Silver Spur Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Sonora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
      • Sonora is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <2>
    • Buckhorn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Buckhorn is located in Maricopa County
    • Gilbert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sun Lakes
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Chandler
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal Palm Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Summer Place Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County

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

Newspapers Published in Magma ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Magma.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Magma, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Magma.

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 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 Magma:

Cemeteries Near Magma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Magma.

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

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

  • Charles Debrille Poston Gravesite
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Butte View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Ann Catholic Church Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • East Sacaton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sacaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sacaton Cemetery
  • Sacaton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stotonic Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • 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.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342148 <4>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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

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

  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sacaton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Reymert ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reymert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reymert
    • Reymert is located in Pinal County
  • Sweetwater
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
  • Casa Grande
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinal ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
    • Pinal is located in Pinal County
  • Toltec
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City
  • Silver King ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
    • Silver King is located in Pinal County
  • Mesa
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <2>
  • Picacho
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lehi
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Maricopa County
  • Kyrene
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magma. 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>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1317, Longitude: -111.4993       In this case, the coordinates for Magma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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 Magma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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