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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 Toltec (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 Toltec. 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 Toltec ...

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.

Toltec has also been known as: Toltec City.

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 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.

Toltec is located in Pinal 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 Pinal County: Gila, Graham, Maricopa & Pima.

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

  • Pinal County     (The home county of Toltec)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toltec, with the one closest to Toltec listed first.
    • Eloy
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
      • Eloy is located in Pinal County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <1>
    • Arizona City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Eleven Mile Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • La Palma
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Palma
      • La Palma is located in Pinal County
    • Picacho
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Randolph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Pinal County
    • Casa Grande
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Chuichu
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu
      • Chuichu is located in Pinal County
    • Coolidge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Blackwater
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
      • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
    • Valley Farms
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Adamsville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
      • Adamsville is located in Pinal County
    • Vaiva Vo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiva Vo
      • Vaiva Vo is located in Pinal County
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Toltec, with the one closest to Toltec listed first.
    • Chandler Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Sanokai Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanokai Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanokai Village
      • Sanokai Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Pima County
    • Avra Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avra Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avra Valley
      • Avra Valley is located in Pima County

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

Newspapers Published in Toltec ...

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 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Toltec.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Toltec, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Toltec.

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 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 Toltec:

Cemeteries Near Toltec ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Toltec.

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

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

  • Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Eloy Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eloy Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eloy Memorial Park
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chuichu North Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chuichu South Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Valley Memorial Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Memorial Park
  • Blackwater Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cockleburr Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Cockleburr Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cuckelburr Cemetery
    • Cuckleburr Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockleburr Cemetery
  • Florence Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Adamsville Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • East Sacaton Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Sacaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Sacaton Cemetery
  • Sacaton Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Sasco Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sasco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sasco Cemetery
    • Butte View Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Toltec had railroad service and no post office.

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

  • Picacho
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Casa Grande
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sacaton
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Florence
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Rock
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater 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 Toltec. See our List of 1890's Communities around Toltec.

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.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 '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- Toltec) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toltec. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7922, Longitude: -111.6152    
<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 Toltec, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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