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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 Soldier Camp (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 Soldier Camp. 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 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.

Soldier Camp is located in Pima 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 Pima County: Cochise, Graham, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz & Yuma.

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

  • Pima County     (The home county of Soldier Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soldier Camp, with the one closest to Soldier Camp listed first.
    • Mount Lemmon
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Summerhaven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
      • Summerhaven is located in Pima County
    • Willow Canyon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Canyon
      • Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
    • Catalina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tanque Verde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanque Verde
      • Tanque Verde is located in Pima County
    • Catalina Foothills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
      • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
    • Oro Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Casas Adobes
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Polo Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
      • Polo Village is located in Pima County
    • Tucson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tortolita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Flowing Wells
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowing Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells
      • Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Soldier Camp, with the one closest to Soldier Camp listed first.
    • Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
      • Campo Bonito is located in Pinal County
    • Oracle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • San Manuel
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Mammoth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • North Mammoth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
      • North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
    • Copper Creek ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 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.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
      • Copper Creek is located in Pinal County

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

Cemeteries Near Soldier Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Soldier Camp.

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

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

  • Tanque Verde Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oracle Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Tanque Verde Ranch Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Binghampton Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Lawn Palms Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • All Faiths Memorial Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Holy Hope Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pima County Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Tucson Pioneer Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Memorial Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Armory Park Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armory Park Cemetery
    • The Armory Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Military Plaza Park Cemetery
  • Gamez Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Soza Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • McKinney Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mammoth Valley View Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • 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.<2> 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 Soldier Camp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Soldier Camp.

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

  • Oracle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Redington ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redington
    • Redington is located in Pima County
  • Tucson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jaynes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaynes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes
    • Jaynes is located in Pima County
  • Wilmot
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
    • Wilmot is located in Pima County
  • Mammoth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Esmond
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
    • Esmond is located in Pima County
  • Rillito
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Vail
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Soldier Camp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Soldier Camp.

Newspapers Published in Soldier Camp ...

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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around Soldier Camp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Soldier Camp, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Soldier Camp.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Soldier Camp:

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

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.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>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 Soldier Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Soldier Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soldier Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4270, Longitude: -110.7412       In this case, the coordinates for Soldier Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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