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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 Oracle Junction (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 Oracle Junction. 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 Oracle Junction ...

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 Oracle Junction: Oracle Jct. (or less commonly used: Oracle Jctn.)

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 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 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.

Oracle Junction is located in Pinal 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 Oracle Junction. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Oracle Junction:

  • Pinal County     (The home county of Oracle Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oracle Junction, with the one closest to Oracle Junction listed first.
    • Oracle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
      • Campo Bonito is located in Pinal County
    • San Manuel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Mammoth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • North Mammoth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
      • North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
    • Red Rock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Copper Creek ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
      • Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
    • Sasco ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco
      • Sasco is located in Pinal County
    • Dudleyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dudleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
      • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County
  • Pima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oracle Junction, with the one closest to Oracle Junction listed first.
    • Catalina
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Oro Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Lemmon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Summerhaven
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
      • Summerhaven is located in Pima County
    • Tortolita
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Casas Adobes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cortaro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rillito
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Catalina Foothills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
      • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
    • Willow Canyon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Canyon
      • Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
    • Flowing Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowing Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells
      • Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
    • Marana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Oracle Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oracle Junction.

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

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

  • Oracle Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rillito Ranch Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rillito Ranch Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rillito Ranch Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the northwest of Rillito.
    • The Rillito Ranch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cortaro Cemetery
    • Cortaro / Rillito Ranch Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2474377 <4>
  • McKinney Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKinney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Holy Hope Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Binghampton Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binghampton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binghampton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pima County Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Tucson Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucson Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucson Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mammoth Valley View Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mammoth Valley View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mammoth Valley View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lawn Palms Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Palms Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Palms Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armory Park Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armory Park Cemetery
    • The Armory Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Military Plaza Park Cemetery
  • Tanque Verde Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanque Verde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanque Verde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • All Faiths Memorial Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • South Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

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

  • Oracle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rillito
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jaynes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes
    • Jaynes is located in Pima County
  • Mammoth
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tucson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Red Rock
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Redington ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
    • Redington is located in Pima County

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

Newspapers Published in Oracle Junction ...

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 203 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oracle Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oracle Junction, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oracle Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oracle Junction:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oracle Junction. 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>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>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>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- Oracle Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oracle Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5551, Longitude: -110.9334       In this case, the coordinates for Oracle Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oracle Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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