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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 Vaiva Vo (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 Vaiva Vo. 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 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.

Vaiva Vo 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 Vaiva Vo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Vaiva Vo:

  • Pinal County     (The home county of Vaiva Vo)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaiva Vo, with the one closest to Vaiva Vo listed first.
    • Chuichu
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuichu
      • Chuichu is located in Pinal County
    • Tat Momoli
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tat Momoli
      • Tat Momoli is located in Pinal County
    • Kohatk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kohatk
      • Kohatk is located in Pinal County
    • Stanfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Casa Grande
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • North Komelik
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Komelik
      • North Komelik is located in Pinal County
    • Arizona City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chiapuk ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiapuk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiapuk
      • Chiapuk is located in Pinal County
    • Toltec
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
      • Toltec is located in Pinal County
      • Toltec has also been known as:
      • Toltec City
    • Eloy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Ak Chin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
      • Ak Chin is located in Pinal County
    • Eleven Mile Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Ak-Chin Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak-Chin Village
      • Ak-Chin Village is located in Pinal County
  • Maricopa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaiva Vo, with the one closest to Vaiva Vo listed first.
    • Kaka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaka
      • Kaka is located in Maricopa County
    • Mobile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
      • Mobile is located in Maricopa County
  • Pima County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Vaiva Vo, with the one closest to Vaiva Vo listed first.
    • Anegam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anegam
      • Anegam is located in Pima County
    • Ventana
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventana
      • Ventana is located in Pima County
    • Santa Rosa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Santa Rosa is located in Pima County
    • Ak Chin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
      • Ak Chin is located in Pima County

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

Newspapers Published in Vaiva Vo ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Vaiva Vo.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Vaiva Vo, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Vaiva Vo.

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 Vaiva Vo:

Cemeteries Near Vaiva Vo ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Vaiva Vo.

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

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

  • Cockleburr Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Cockleburr Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cuckelburr Cemetery
    • Cuckleburr Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockleburr Cemetery
  • Chuichu South Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chuichu North Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Desert Rose Memorial Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Ak Chin Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Eloy Memorial Park
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • East Sacaton Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Rosa Francisco Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Santa Rosa Francisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Santa Rosa Francisco Cemetery
  • C.H. Cook Memorial Church Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • West Casa Blanca Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Silver Bell Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Bell Cemetery
    • Bapchule Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Blackwater Cemetery
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • Casa Grande
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Toltec
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City
  • Maricopa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Picacho
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Heaton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
    • Heaton is located in Pinal County
  • Sacaton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • 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 Vaiva Vo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vaiva Vo.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Vaiva Vo. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Vaiva Vo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vaiva Vo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7186, Longitude: -111.9272    
<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 Vaiva Vo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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