The Community
Tombstone, Arizona
Population trajectory, demographic composition, and the institutions that shaped this place
Notable People
Tombstone, Arizona
People born, lived, worked or died within 50 km
The Civil War
Tombstone, Arizona
How the Civil War touched this ground - battles, regiments, camps, and the men and women who lived it
The Soldiers
Tombstone, Arizona
The American Civil War, 1861-1865: regiments and the men who served in them, in searchable rosters drawn from 6.27 million real service records
Spotlight
The genuinely remarkable, verifiable history that an ordinary search will not surface, unearthed from the buried record and shown with its source.
Laddering from the surface sources down to the buried record, and checking every claim against its source. The first time this can take a couple of minutes; after that it is instant.
Points of Interest
Tombstone, Arizona
Historic sites, landmarks, and places of significance
Timeline
Tombstone, Arizona
The era-by-era story of this place - from Pre-Contact to the present day
Archival Sources & Repositories Consulted for Tombstone, Arizona
This report cross-references every historical record against federal, state, and academic datasets.
The Land2 sources
- USGS Geographic Names Information Systemnamed land features nearby12 feature recordsFederal
- USGS 3D Elevation Programelevation model analyzedFederal
Geology1 source
- Macrostrat geologic map databasebedrock & surficial geologygeologic units analyzedUniversity archive
Conflict & War1 source
- National Battlefields Databaseevery recorded US battle20,299 battles searched — the engagements found are listed on the Conflict & War tab
The Civil War2 sources
- Civil War engagementssearched, none at this location
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Divisionnational LoC photograph collection13,655 photographs searched, 0 for this locationFederal
The Soldiers1 source
- Civil War soldiers & regimentsunits raised locallysearched — the units found are listed on The Soldiers tab
Native Heritage1 source
- Federal treaty & BIA recordstribal nations & territoriessearched
Settlement1 source
- Colonial-era settlement recordscolonial eras analyzed
Land Title History2 sources
- BLM General Land Officeland grants & PLSS surveyno federal patent covers this groundFederal
- Bureau of Land Management, Public Land Survey Systemtownship / range / sectionFederal
The Community1 source
- United States Census Bureaucounty & state population recordspopulation history analyzedFederal
Notable People1 source
- Wikidatapeople connected to this place1 peopleOpen knowledge base
Historical Maps2 sources
- Library of Congress, Geography and Map Divisionhistorical mapsFederal
- USGS Historical Topographic Map Collectiontopo map seriesFederal
Finds & Access1 source
- State & federal finds / access recordsaccess data compiled
Literature22 sources
- Internet ArchiveCounty history bookssearched, no records for this locationDigital library
- HathiTrustCounty history bookssearched, no records for this locationUniversity archive
- Internet ArchiveWPA Federal Writers' Project American Guidesearched, no records for this locationDigital library
- National Park ServiceNPS / NRHP park publications & nominationssearched, no records for this locationFederal
- Library of CongressChronicling America & Library of Congresssearched, no records for this locationFederal
- JSTORAcademic & open-access journalssearched, no records for this locationAcademic journals
- open-access journalsAcademic & open-access journalssearched, no records for this locationAcademic journals
- tDAR, the Digital Archaeological RecordtDAR & SHPO archaeological recordssearched, no records for this locationUniversity archive
- State Historic Preservation OfficetDAR & SHPO archaeological recordssearched, no records for this locationState
- BLM General Land OfficeBLM GLO & early land surveyssearched, no records for this locationFederal
- Arizona Historical SocietyArizona Historical Societysearched, no records for this location
- HathiTrustHathiTrust digitised bookssearched, no records for this locationUniversity archive
- Internet ArchiveInternet Archive pre-1930 booksdocument found: ArizonaDigital library
- Internet ArchiveBattle & military historysearched, no records for this locationDigital library
- National Park ServiceBattle & military historysearched, no records for this locationFederal
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: ArizonaDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: ActsDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: Soil Survey Sulphur Spring Valley Area Arizona - United States. Natural Resources Conservation ServiceDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: History of ArizonaDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: History of Arizona - FarishDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: The marvellous countryDigital library
- Internet Archivedocument retrieveddocument found: A pictorial souvenir and historical sketch of TombstoneDigital library
Points of Interest1 source
- National Register of Historic Placeslisted sites & points of interest8 sitesFederal