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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 North Komelik (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 North Komelik. 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 North Komelik ...

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 North Komelik: N. Komelik

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

North Komelik is primarily located in Pinal County. A portion of North Komelik extends into Pima 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 North Komelik. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to North Komelik:

  • Pinal County     (The home county of North Komelik)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Komelik, with the one closest to North Komelik listed first.
    • Kohatk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohatk
      • Kohatk is located in Pinal County
    • Tat Momoli
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tat Momoli
      • Tat Momoli is located in Pinal County
    • Chiapuk ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiapuk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiapuk
      • Chiapuk is located in Pinal County
    • Vaiva Vo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiva Vo
      • Vaiva Vo is located in Pinal County
    • Chuichu
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu
      • Chuichu is located in Pinal County
    • Arizona City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Stanfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Casa Grande
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Toltec
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
      • Toltec is located in Pinal County
      • Toltec has also been known as:
      • Toltec City
    • Eloy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
      • Eloy is located in Pinal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <2>
    • Picacho
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sasco ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco
      • Sasco is located in Pinal County
  • Maricopa County
    • Kaka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaka
      • Kaka is located in Maricopa County
  • Pima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Komelik, with the one closest to North Komelik listed first.
    • Anegam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anegam
      • Anegam is located in Pima County
    • Santa Rosa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Santa Rosa is located in Pima County
    • Ak Chin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
      • Ak Chin is located in Pima County
    • Ventana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventana
      • Ventana is located in Pima County
    • Vaya Chin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaya Chin
      • Vaya Chin is located in Pima County
    • Maish Vaya
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maish Vaya
      • Maish Vaya is located in Pima County
    • Narcho Santos
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcho Santos
      • Narcho Santos is located in Pima County
    • Allen ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Allen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pima County
    • Logan City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Logan City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan City
      • Logan City is located in Pima County
    • Ko Vaya
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Vaya
      • Ko Vaya is located in Pima County
    • Schuchk
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuchk
      • Schuchk is located in Pima County

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

Newspapers Published in North Komelik ...

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 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Komelik.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Komelik, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Komelik.

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 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 North Komelik:

Cemeteries Near North Komelik ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Komelik.

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

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

  • Santa Rosa Francisco Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Francisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Francisco Cemetery
  • Cockleburr Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • The Cockleburr Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cuckelburr Cemetery
    • Cuckleburr Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockleburr Cemetery
  • Ak Chin Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • The Ak Chin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Akchin Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ak Chin Cemetery
  • Chuichu South Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chuichu North Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Sil Nakya Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Silver Bell Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Bell Cemetery
  • Tohono O'odham Reservation Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sikul Himatk Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sikul Himatk Cemetery is located 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Sells.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sikul Himatk Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Toltec
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City
  • Casa Grande
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quijotoa ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quijotoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quijotoa
    • Quijotoa is located in Pima County
  • Picacho
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Komelik. 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>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 '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- North Komelik) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Komelik. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5084, Longitude: -111.9470    
<5>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 North Komelik, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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