Welcome to Canyon Diablo ...
So far, we found very little information about Canyon Diablo. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Canyon Diablo to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Canyon Diablo, please Contact Us.
Canyon Diablo was located within the Navajo Nation.
Canyon Diablo would have been located within present day Coconino County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Canyon Diablo, 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.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Canyon Diablo is 5,430 feet [1,655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Canyon Diablo is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Canyon Diablo was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
If Canyon Diablo still existed, it would have been in the (928) area code.
Communities near Canyon Diablo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Canyon Diablo.
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Angell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Leupp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leupp
- Leupp is located in Coconino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leupp <5>
- Meteor City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meteor City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor City
- Meteor City is located in Coconino County
- Lechee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Winslow West
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow West have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow West
- Winslow West is located in Coconino County
- Tolani Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolani Lake
- Tolani Lake is located in Coconino County
- Rockledge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockledge
- Rockledge is located in Coconino County
- Winslow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Navajo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <5>
- Mormon Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Lake
- Mormon Lake is located in Coconino County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mormon Lake <5>
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 Canyon Diablo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Canyon Diablo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Canyon Diablo. 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 Canyon Diablo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Canyon Diablo. See our Newspapers Page for Canyon Diablo.
Adding Canyon Diablo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Canyon Diablo 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 Canyon Diablo was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Canyon Diablo on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Canyon Diablo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coconino County: www.co.coconino.az.us/
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 Canyon Diablo, 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 Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Canyon Diablo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |