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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 Villa Novena (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 Villa Novena. 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.

Villa Novena is located in Maricopa 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 Villa Novena. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Villa Novena:

  • Maricopa County     (The home county of Villa Novena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villa Novena, with the one closest to Villa Novena listed first.
    • Canyon Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Village
      • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Clearwater Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Hills
      • Clearwater Hills is located in Maricopa County
    • Cheyenne Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Village
      • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Phoenix
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Catalina Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catalina Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Village
      • Catalina Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Glendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Tiki Tai Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiki Tai Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiki Tai Village
      • Tiki Tai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Capri Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capri Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capri Village
      • Capri Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Central Park Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park Village
      • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
    • The Town Square
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Town Square have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Town Square
      • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
    • Centura West
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centura West
      • Centura West is located in Maricopa County
    • Palm Lakes Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Lakes Village
      • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Pinal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Villa Novena, with the one closest to Villa Novena listed first.
    • Santa Cruz
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • 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
    • Bapchule
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Santan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Casa Blanca
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
      • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
    • Stotonic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotonic
      • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
      • Stotonic has also been known as:
      • Stetonic
      • Stotonik
    • Sweetwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County

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

Cemeteries Near Villa Novena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Villa Novena.

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

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

  • Valley of the Sun Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
  • Beth El Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth El Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth El Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Phoenix.
    • The Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    • Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
    • Memory Lawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57026 <4>
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • City Loosley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the City Loosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the City Loosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pioneer & Memorial Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Porter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Work Circle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Work Circle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Work Circle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beth Israel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cementerio Lindo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cementerio Lindo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Resthaven Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Resthaven Park Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Resthaven Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Glendale.
    • The West Resthaven Park Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Resthaven Park West Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57098 <4>
  • Continue List   (38 more) ...
    • Glendale Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glendale Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glendale Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Russian Molokan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Molokan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Molokan Cemetery 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 Villa Novena in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Villa Novena.

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

  • Phoenix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 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>
  • Tempe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyrene
    • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
  • Lehi
    (16 miles [25.7 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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>
  • Cave Creek
    (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 Villa Novena. See our List of 1890's Communities around Villa Novena.

Newspapers Published in Villa Novena ...

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 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Villa Novena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Villa Novena, 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 Villa Novena.

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 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 Villa Novena:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Villa Novena. 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 Villa Novena, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Villa Novena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Villa Novena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5278, Longitude: -112.0857       In this case, the coordinates for Villa Novena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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