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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about East Camp. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added East Camp to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with East Camp, 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 East Camp (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 East Camp. 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 East Camp ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for East Camp: E. Camp

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 East Camp is historic, it would have been located within present day Grant County.

To see how the shape of New Mexico's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Greenlee (AZ), Catron, Hidalgo, Luna & Sierra.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of East Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Camp, with the one closest to East Camp listed first.
    • Redrock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckhorn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mule Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cliff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Gila
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Catron County
    • Pleasanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Catron County
  • Hidalgo County
    • Virden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
      • Virden is located in Hidalgo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Graham County (AZ)
    • Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitlock Cienega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cienega
      • Whitlock Cienega is located in Graham County (AZ)
  • Greenlee County (AZ)
    • The following are listed by their distance from East Camp, with the one closest to East Camp listed first.
    • Duncan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
    • Franklin
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Sheldon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
      • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • York
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Guthrie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guthrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Clifton is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
    • Morenci
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near East Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of East Camp.

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

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

  • Virden Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Virden Cemetery
    • The Virden Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Virden LDS Cemetery
    • Virden LDS Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2171353 <5>
  • Virden Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Duncan Valley Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Old Duncan Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Sheldon Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Redrock Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clark Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stout Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stout Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clifton Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Maldonado Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maldonado Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maldonado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Metcalf Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Metcalf Indian Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bunkers Cemetery
      (28 miles [45.1 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.

While we didn't find East Camp in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of East Camp.

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

  • Duncan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Duncan is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 774 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <2>
  • Sheldon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • York
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Guthrie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guthrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
    • Guthrie is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
  • Gila
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alhambra ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alhambra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
    • Alhambra is located in Grant County
  • Clifton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Greenlee County (AZ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,636 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <2>
  • Morenci
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around East Camp. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Camp.

Newspapers Published in East Camp ...

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 18 newspapers that have been published in the area around East Camp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of East Camp, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for East Camp.

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 either 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 East Camp:

The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.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 East Camp, 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>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.
<4>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.
<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>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- East Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8412, Longitude: -108.9295       In this case, the coordinates for East Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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