Our Genealogy Helper

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 Cedar Springs (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 Cedar Springs. 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 Cedar Springs ...

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 Cedar Springs: Cedar Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cedar Spngs. or Cedar Sprngs.)

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Cedar Springs is located in Navajo 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 Navajo County: Apache, Coconino, Gila, Graham & San Juan (UT).

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

Navajo County (The home county of Cedar Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Cedar Springs, with the one closest to Cedar Springs listed first.
- Tees Toh
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tees Toh
  - Tees Toh is located in Navajo County
- Seba Dalkai
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seba Dalkai
  - Seba Dalkai is located in Navajo County
- Dilkon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilkon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilkon
  - Dilkon is located in Navajo County
- Indian Wells
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
  - Indian Wells is located in Navajo County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Wells <2>
- Second Mesa
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Mesa
  - Second Mesa is located in Navajo County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Second Mesa <2>
- Jeddito
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeddito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddito
  - Jeddito is located in Navajo County
- First Mesa
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
  - First Mesa is located in Navajo County
- Hano
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hano
  - Hano is located in Navajo County
- Keams Canyon
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keams Canyon
  - Keams Canyon is located in Navajo County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keams Canyon <2>
- Polacca
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polacca
  - Polacca is located in Navajo County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polacca <2>
- Walpi
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpi
  - Walpi is located in Navajo County
- Shongopovi
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shongopovi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shongopovi
  - Shongopovi is located in Navajo County
- Greasewood
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasewood
  - Greasewood is located in Navajo County
Apache County
- Toyei
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyei
  - Toyei is located in Apache County
Coconino County
- Tolani Lake
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolani Lake
  - Tolani Lake is located in Coconino County

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

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 Cedar Springs:

Websites specific to Arizona
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.azlibrary.gov/arm

Pages specific to Navajo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Apache County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Coconino County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Arizona
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Arizona
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Arizona
- Cemeteries of Navajo County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Arizona
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Arizona
- Cemeteries of Navajo County

Cemeteries Near Cedar Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cedar Springs.

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

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

Indian Wells Community Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Wells Community Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Indian Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Wells Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2155874 <3>
Greasewood Community Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greasewood Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2186328 <3>

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

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>	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.