Welcome to Vulture City ...
So far, we found very little information about Vulture City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Vulture City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Vulture City, please Contact Us.
Vulture City would have been located within present day Maricopa County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Vulture City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Time Zone: The area where Vulture City was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
The community of Vulture City has also been called Vulture Mine. and Vulture. For more information about the names of Vulture City, see The Names of Vulture City on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Vulture City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vulture City.
- Wickenburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickenburg
- Wickenburg is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickenburg <3>
- Morristown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
- Circle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circle City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
- Circle City is located in Maricopa County
- Wittmann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittmann
- Wittmann is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wittmann <3>
- Aguila
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguila
- Aguila is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aguila <3>
- Congress
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Congress is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Congress <3>
- Octave ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Tonopah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
- Tonopah is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <3>
- Constellation ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constellation have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constellation
- Constellation is located in Yavapai County
- Stanton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Vulture City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vulture City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Vulture City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Vulture City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Vulture City. See our Newspapers Page for Vulture City.
Adding Vulture City to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Vulture City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Vulture City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/
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 Vulture City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |