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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 Salt River (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 Salt River. 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 Salt River ...

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 Salt River: Salt Riv.

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 northwest 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 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.

Salt River is primarily located in Maricopa County. A portion of Salt River extends into Gila 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 Maricopa County: Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma.

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

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Salt River)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt River, with the one closest to Salt River listed first.
    • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
      • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
    • Hohokam Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hohokam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohokam Village
      • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Scottsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mesa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
      • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <2>
    • Tempe
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
      • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <2>
    • Papago Peaks Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papago Peaks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papago Peaks Village
      • Papago Peaks Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Paradise Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Summer Place Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Place Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Place Village
      • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Continental Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Village
      • Continental Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Royal Palm Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Palm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Palm Village
      • Royal Palm Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Clearwater Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Hills
      • Clearwater Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Guadalupe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Salt River, with the one closest to Salt River listed first.
    • Santan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santan
      • Santan is located in Pinal County
    • Goldfield ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
      • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
    • Youngberg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngberg
      • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
      • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
      • Stotonic has also been known as:
      • Stetonic
      • Stotonik
    • Bapchule
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Sweetwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
    • Santa Cruz
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Cruz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
    • Casa Blanca
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
    • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maricopa Wells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Wells
      • Maricopa Wells is located in Pinal County
    • Gold Canyon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sacaton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Maricopa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Salt River ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Salt River.

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

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

  • Green Acres Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • City of Mesa Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City of Mesa Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City of Mesa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mesa City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Governor Hunt Tomb
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Governor Hunt Tomb
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Governor Hunt Tomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camelback Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camelback Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camelback Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cross Cut Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tempe Double Butte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tempe Double Butte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Twin Buttes Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Guadalupe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guadalupe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guadalupe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Gilbert.
    • The Queen of Heaven Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Queen of Heaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57094 <4>
  • Resthaven Park East Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Park East Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Park East Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
    • The Resthaven Park East Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resthaven Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57097 <4>
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Paradise Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley of the Sun Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jim Hart Memorial Monument
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jim Hart Memorial Monument
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jim Hart Memorial Monument have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Lehi
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
    • Lehi is located in Maricopa County
  • Mesa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
    • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <2>
  • Tempe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <2>
  • Kyrene
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
  • Phoenix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <2>
  • Peoria
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <2>
  • Sweetwater
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
  • Cave Creek
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Sacaton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Salt River ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Salt River.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Salt River, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Salt River.

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 helpful 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 Salt River:

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.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>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>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 Salt River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salt River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salt River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4667, Longitude: -111.8640       In this case, the coordinates for Salt River have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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