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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 Morenci (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 Morenci. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Morenci is located in Greenlee 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 Greenlee County: Apache, Cochise, Graham, Catron (NM), Grant (NM) & Hidalgo (NM).

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

  • Greenlee County     (The home county of Morenci)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morenci, with the one closest to Morenci listed first.
    • Clifton
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Metcalf ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metcalf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Greenlee County
    • Guthrie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County
    • York
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Greenlee County
    • Sheldon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County
    • Duncan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Greenlee County
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Morenci, with the one closest to Morenci listed first.
    • San Jose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • San Jose is located in Graham County
    • Solomon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Graham County
    • Safford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thatcher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Central
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Graham County
    • Cactus Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
      • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
    • Bryce
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
      • Bryce is located in Graham County
  • Catron County (NM)
    • Pleasanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Catron County (NM)
  • Grant County (NM)
  • Hidalgo County (NM)
    • Virden
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
      • Virden is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Morenci ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Morenci.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Morenci. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Morenci and those printed in the larger area surrounding Morenci.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Morenci.

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 either 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 Morenci:

Cemeteries Near Morenci ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Morenci.

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

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

  • Metcalf Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Metcalf Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bunkers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Florence Mine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Florence Mine Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Florence Mine Cemetery
  • Old Morenci Mexicano Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Morenci Mexicano Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • The Old Morenci Mexicano Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Morenci Catholic Cemetery
    • Pioneer Mexicano Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Morenci Mexicano Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198191 <5>
  • Charles Allen Hamblin Gravesite
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Sanchez Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanchez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanchez Cemetery
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • San Jose Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the San Jose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the San Jose Cemetery
  • Double Circle Ranch Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Solomon Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solomon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solomon Cemetery
    • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    • Graham Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Morenci had a population of 708 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Clifton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Guthrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County
  • York
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenlee County
  • Sheldon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County
  • Duncan
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Safford
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Thatcher
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Central
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Graham County

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

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

The official website for Greenlee County: www.co.greenlee.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>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- Morenci) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morenci. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0471, Longitude: -109.3229    
<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 Morenci, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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