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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 Peridot (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 Peridot. 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 northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.

Peridot is primarily located in Gila County. A portion of Peridot extends into Graham 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 Gila County: Coconino, Graham, Maricopa, Navajo, Pinal & Yavapai.

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

  • Gila County     (The home county of Peridot)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peridot, with the one closest to Peridot listed first.
    • San Carlos
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cutter
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
      • Cutter is located in Gila County
    • Pinal
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
      • Pinal is located in Gila County
    • Globe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Copper Hill ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Hill
      • Copper Hill is located in Gila County
    • McMillenville ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMillenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillenville
      • McMillenville is located in Gila County
      • McMillenville has also been known as:
      • McMillanville
      • McMillianville
    • Midland City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
      • Midland City is located in Gila County
    • Christmas ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Gila County
    • Claypool
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Miami
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Inspiration
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
      • Inspiration is located in Gila County
    • Hayden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Graham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Peridot, with the one closest to Peridot listed first.
    • Bylas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Emery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
      • Emery is located in Graham County
  • Pinal County
    • Dudleyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
      • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County

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

Newspapers Published in Peridot ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Peridot.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Peridot, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Peridot.

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 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 Peridot:

Cemeteries Near Peridot ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Peridot.

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

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

  • Lower Peridot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Upper Peridot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • San Carlos Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Northgate Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Elgo Dam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Globe Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Pinal Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Serbian Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Christmas Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Christmas Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christmas Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2324712 <4>
  • Mountain Breeze Memorial Gardenx
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Salazar Cemetery
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salazar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salazar Cemetery
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Hinton Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
    • Dudleyville Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dudleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dudleyville Cemetery
    • Emery Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emery 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.<6>

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

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

  • San Carlos
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Globe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dudleyville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
    • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County

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

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

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peridot) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peridot. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2979, Longitude: -110.4571    
<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>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.
<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 Peridot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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