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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 Nogales (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 Nogales. 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.

Nogales is located in Santa Cruz County and is the County Seat.

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 Santa Cruz County: Cochise & Pima.

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

  • Santa Cruz County     (The home county of Nogales)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nogales, with the one closest to Nogales listed first.
    • Beyerville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyerville
      • Beyerville is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Kino Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
      • Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Rio Rico Southeast
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southeast
      • Rio Rico Southeast is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Rio Rico Southwest
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southwest
      • Rio Rico Southwest is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Calabasas ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calabasas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
      • Calabasas is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Rio Rico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rio Rico Northwest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northwest
      • Rio Rico Northwest is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Otero ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otero have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero
      • Otero is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Rio Rico Northeast
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northeast
      • Rio Rico Northeast is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Duquesne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
      • Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Washington Camp ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Camp
      • Washington Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Mowry ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mowry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
      • Mowry is located in Santa Cruz County
    • Harshaw ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
      • Harshaw is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Pima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nogales, with the one closest to Nogales listed first.
    • Arivaca Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
      • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
    • Arivaca
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nogales ...

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 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nogales.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Nogales:

Cemeteries Near Nogales ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nogales.

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

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

  • Ione Marcus Gordon Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Temple Emanu El Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Temple Emanu El Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Emanu El Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2417587 <5>
  • City of Nogales Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the City of Nogales Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Nogales.
    • The City of Nogales Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nogales Cemetery
    • Nogales City Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Nogales Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145199 <5>
  • Mission Los Santos Angeles e Guevavi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Calabasas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Otero Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Otero Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otero Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2544027 <5>
  • Mowry Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mowry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mowry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2551837 <5>
  • Duquesne Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Duquesne Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The Duquesne Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Duquesne / Washington Camp Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duquesne Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2553831 <5>
  • South Harshaw South Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the South Harshaw South Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • The South Harshaw South Cemetery has also been known as:
    • South Harshaw Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Harshaw South Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2580873 <5>
  • Harshaw Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Patagonia Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Nogales had a population of 1,194 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Nogales had a population of 20,107 people.

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

  • Calabasas ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calabasas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
    • Calabasas is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Harshaw ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
    • Harshaw is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Lochiel ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
    • Lochiel is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Tubac
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Oro Blanco ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oro Blanco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Blanco
    • Oro Blanco is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Sonoita
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Arivaca
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

The official website for Nogales: www.cityofnogales.net/

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.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>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- Nogales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nogales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3419, Longitude: -110.9341    
<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 Nogales, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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