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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Packer. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Packer to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Packer, please Contact Us.

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 Packer (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 Packer. 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 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Packer is historic, it would have been located within present day Yavapai County.

To see how the shape of Arizona's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yavapai County: Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa & Mohave.

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

  • Yavapai County     (The home county of Packer)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Packer, with the one closest to Packer listed first.
    • Tip Top ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
    • Humbug ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug
    • Columbia ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Black Canyon City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Misery ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Misery is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Misery
    • Oro Belle ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oro Belle is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Belle
    • Bradshaw City ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradshaw City is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw City
    • Crown King
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Gillett ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gillett is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
    • Bumble Bee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapham ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapham is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham
    • Minnehaha Flats ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnehaha Flats is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha Flats
    • Minnehaha ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Minnehaha is located in Yavapai County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Packer, with the one closest to Packer listed first.
    • New River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Anthem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cave Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Circle City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Circle City is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
    • Morristown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wittmann
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carefree Foothills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carefree Foothills is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Foothills
    • Carefree
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Wickenburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Arrowhead Ranch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Ranch
    • Sun City West
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Westbrook Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village

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

Cemeteries Near Packer ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Packer.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Packer - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Packer covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Champie Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champie Mill Cemetery
    • The Champie Mill Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allen's Mill Cemetery
  • Columbia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kentucks Gravesite
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Champie Ranch Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Canyon City Municipal Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Gillett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crown King Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradshaw City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Minnehaha Flats Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Copperopolis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Constellation Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 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.

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

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

  • Tip Top ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tip Top
  • Crown King
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bumble Bee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Briggs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Briggs is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
  • Cordes ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cordes is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
  • Big Bug ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
  • Mayer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Grove
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Stoddard ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Stoddard is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
  • Walker
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Walker is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Howells ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Howells is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
  • Cave Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stanton ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Stanton is located in Yavapai County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Wickenburg
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Packer ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Packer.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Packer, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Packer.

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 Packer:

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Packer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Packer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.