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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 Mobile (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 Mobile. 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 and doctors 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.

Mobile is located in Maricopa 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 Maricopa County: Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma.

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

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Mobile)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobile, with the one closest to Mobile listed first.
    • Gila Crossing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Crossing
      • Gila Crossing is located in Maricopa County
    • Komatke
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komatke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komatke
      • Komatke is located in Maricopa County
    • Co-op Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Co-op Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-op Village
      • Co-op Village 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Village
      • Maricopa Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Laveen Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Ahwatukee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwatukee
      • Ahwatukee is located in Maricopa County
    • Sun Lakes
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
    • Avondale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cashion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Kyrene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
      • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
    • Gila Bend
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
      • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
      • Former name for Gila Bend:
      • Gila
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <2>
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mobile, with the one closest to Mobile listed first.
    • Ak-Chin Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak-Chin Village
      • Ak-Chin Village is located in Pinal County
    • Ak Chin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
      • Ak Chin is located in Pinal County
    • Maricopa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maricopa Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Wells
      • Maricopa Wells is located in Pinal County
    • Santa Cruz
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Cruz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
    • Stanfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Casa Blanca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
    • Bapchule
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sweetwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
    • Santan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
      • Santan is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic
      (28 miles [45.1 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
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Mobile ...

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 392 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mobile.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mobile, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mobile.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mobile:

Cemeteries Near Mobile ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mobile.

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

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

  • Ak Chin Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bosque Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bosque Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bosque Cemetery
  • Co-Op Village Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • West Casa Blanca Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Bapchule Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hee - A - Hand Park
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hee - A - Hand Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hee - A - Hand Park
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Valley of the Sun Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of the Sun Cemetery
  • Goodyear - Ocotillo Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio Lindo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Stout Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
    • Stotonic Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Resthaven Park East Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 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.<6>

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

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

  • Heaton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
    • Heaton is located in Pinal County
  • Estrella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estrella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
    • Estrella is located in Maricopa County
  • Maricopa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Bosque
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosque have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosque
    • Bosque is located in Maricopa County
  • Sweetwater
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
  • Gila Bend
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
    • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
    • Former name for Gila Bend:
    • Gila
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <2>
  • Kyrene
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
  • Buckeye
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Phoenix
    (29 miles [46.7 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 <2>

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

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mobile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mobile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0554, Longitude: -112.2718    
<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 Mobile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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