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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 Pima (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 Pima. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Pima is located in 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 Graham County: Apache, Cochise, Gila, Greenlee, Navajo, Pima & Pinal.

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

  • Graham County     (The home county of Pima)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Pima, with the one closest to Pima listed first.
    • Bryce
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
      • Bryce is located in Graham County
    • Central
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Graham County
    • Graham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Graham County
    • Eden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Eden is located in Graham County
    • Thatcher
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ashurst
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
      • Ashurst is located in Graham County
    • Safford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cactus Flat
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
      • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
    • Fort Thomas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lebanon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Graham County
    • Solomon
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Swift Trail Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
      • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
    • San Jose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
      • San Jose is located in Graham County
  • Cochise County
    • Light ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
      • Light is located in Cochise County
  • Greenlee County
    • Metcalf ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metcalf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
      • Metcalf is located in Greenlee County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Pima ...

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 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Pima.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Pima. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Pima and those printed in the larger area surrounding Pima.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> of Pima.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Pima:

Cemeteries Near Pima ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Pima.

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

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

  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
  • Pima Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pima Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pima Cemetery
  • Bryce Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryce Cemetery
  • Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
  • Old Central Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Central Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
  • Glenbar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenbar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenbar Cemetery
  • Thatcher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
  • Safford City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • McEuen Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McEuen Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<4> to the southwest of Ashurst.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McEuen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ashurst Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashurst Cemetery
    • Lebanon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Ft. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ft. Thomas 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Pima had a population of 182 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Pima had a population of 2,588 people.

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

  • Central
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Graham County
  • Bryce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
    • Bryce is located in Graham County
  • Thatcher
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Safford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Thomas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Grant
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
    • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
  • Bonita ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Graham County

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

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

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/

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- Pima) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pima. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8962, Longitude: -109.8273    
<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 Pima, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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