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Welcome to Cane Beds ...

Cane Beds is located in Mohave County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cane Beds, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

Cane Beds is 5,090 feet [1,551 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cane Beds is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Cane Beds lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Cane Beds and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The telephone area code for Cane Beds: (928)

Communities near Cane Beds ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cane Beds.

  • Colorado City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hildale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildale
    • Hildale is located in Washington County (UT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildale <3>
  • Apple Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Grafton is located in Washington County (UT)
  • Moccasin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
    • Moccasin is located in Mohave County
  • Kaibab
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kaibab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaibab
    • Kaibab is located in Coconino County
  • Big Plain Junction
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain Junction
    • Big Plain Junction is located in Washington County (UT)
  • Shunesburg ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunesburg
    • Shunesburg is located in Washington County (UT)

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 Cane Beds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cane Beds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cane Beds. 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 Cane Beds.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cane Beds. See our Newspapers Page for Cane Beds.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cane Beds ...

Looking for more information about Cane Beds? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Cane Beds, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cane Beds.

Adding Cane Beds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cane Beds in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Cane Beds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cane Beds post office opened in 1917.

We also found Cane Beds on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cane Beds.

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

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cane Beds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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