Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Stoddard. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Stoddard to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Stoddard, 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 Stoddard (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 Stoddard. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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 Stoddard is historic, it would have been located within present day Yavapai 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 Yavapai County: Coconino, Gila, La Paz, Maricopa & Mohave.
Below are the counties that are near Stoddard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Stoddard:
- Yavapai County (The home county of Stoddard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Mayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poland Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Junction
- Poland Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Humboldt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordes Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes Junction
- Cordes Junction is located in Yavapai County
- Dewey - Humboldt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey - Humboldt
- Dewey - Humboldt is located in Yavapai County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,988 people
- McCabe ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCabe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe
- McCabe is located in Yavapai County
- Arcosanti
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcosanti
- Arcosanti is located in Yavapai County
- Dewey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cordes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
- Cordes is located in Yavapai County
- Cordes Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bug ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bug. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
- Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
- Cleator ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleator
- Cleator is located in Yavapai County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Stoddard, see our County-by-County Page for Stoddard.
Newspapers Published in Stoddard ...
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 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Stoddard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Stoddard, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Stoddard.
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 Stoddard:
- Websites specific to Arizona
- Pages specific to Yavapai County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arizona
Cemeteries Near Stoddard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Stoddard.
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 Stoddard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Mayer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mayer Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Mayer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985663 <5>
- Masse Ranch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Masse Ranch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masse Ranch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401365 <5>
- Humboldt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McCabe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McCabe Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the east of Humboldt.
- The McCabe Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miner's Union Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCabe Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437019 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heritage Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Howells Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howells Cemetery
- Palace Station Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Palace Station Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palace Station Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2330138 <5>
- Cherry Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Angeline Hoagland Gravesite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crown King Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Prescott National Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (38 more) ...
- Citizens Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57064 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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.
Stoddard itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Stoddard, with the one closest to Stoddard listed first.
- Mayer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cordes ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
- Cordes is located in Yavapai County
- Big Bug ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Bug. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bug
- Big Bug is located in Yavapai County
- Howells ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howells. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells
- Howells is located in Yavapai County
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Walker is located in Yavapai County
- Cherry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bumble Bee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crown King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whipple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whipple have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipple
- Whipple is located in Yavapai County
- Fort Whipple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Whipple have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Whipple
- Fort Whipple is located in Yavapai County
- Prescott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Verde
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walnut Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Walnut Grove is located in Yavapai County
- Verde
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verde have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verde
- Verde is located in Yavapai County
- Jerome
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Stoddard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Stoddard.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yavapai County: www.co.yavapai.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 Stoddard, 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> | 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stoddard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stoddard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4211, Longitude: -112.1813 |
<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> | 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. |