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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 Mohave Crossing (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 Mohave Crossing. 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 Mohave Crossing ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mohave Crossing: Mohave Xing.

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

Mohave Crossing is located in Mohave 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 Mohave County: Coconino, La Paz, Yavapai, San Bernardino (CA), Clark (NV), Lincoln (NV), Kane (UT) & Washington (UT).

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

  • Mohave County     (The home county of Mohave Crossing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mohave Crossing, with the one closest to Mohave Crossing listed first.
    • Katherine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine
      • Katherine is located in Mohave County
    • Bullhead City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Grasshopper Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper Junction
      • Grasshopper Junction is located in Mohave County
    • Santa Claus ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Mohave County
    • Hardyville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
      • Hardyville is located in Mohave County
    • Mojave City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave City
      • Mojave City is located in Mohave County
    • Fort Mohave
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Chloride
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Golden Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Mineral Park ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
      • Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
    • Oatman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Oldtrails ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtrails
      • Oldtrails is located in Mohave County
    • Cerbat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerbat
      • Cerbat is located in Mohave County
  • Clark County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mohave Crossing, with the one closest to Mohave Crossing listed first.
    • Laughlin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Cal-Nev-Ari
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Emerald City ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald City
      • Emerald City is located in Clark County (NV)
    • Searchlight
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Abbottsville ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abbottsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
      • Abbottsville is located in Clark County (NV)
    • Nelson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Mohave Crossing ...

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 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mohave Crossing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mohave Crossing, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mohave Crossing.

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 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 Mohave Crossing:

Cemeteries Near Mohave Crossing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mohave Crossing.

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

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

  • Hardyville Pioneer Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Six Mile - Cottonwood Cove Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Gone West Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Mojave Post Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2173504 <5>
  • Searchlight Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Gold Road Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Chloride Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Oatman Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mineral Park Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cerbat Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cerbat Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cerbat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140328 <5>
    • Cerbat Pioneer Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cerbat Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cerbat Pioneer Cemetery
    • El Dorado Canyon Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Hills Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Hills Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Hills Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2252714 <5>

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

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

  • Mineral Park ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
    • Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
  • Stockton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Mohave County

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

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

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Mohave Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mohave Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3333, Longitude: -114.5889       In this case, the coordinates for Mohave Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<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 Mohave Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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