Welcome to Don Luis ...

Don Luis is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Don Luis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Don Luis is 5,050 feet [1,539 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Don Luis is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Don Luis, 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 area code for Don Luis: (520)

Communities near Don Luis ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Don Luis.

• Naco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naco
  • Naco is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naco <3>
• Palominas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
  • Palominas is located in Cochise County
• Double Adobe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
  • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
• Miracle Valley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
  • Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
• Hereford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
  • Hereford is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hereford <3>
• McNeal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <3>
• Nicksville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
  • Nicksville is located in Cochise County
• Pirtleville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtleville
  • Pirtleville is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pirtleville <3>
• Douglas
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <3>
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Cochise County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Don Luis ...

Looking for more information about Don Luis? 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 Don Luis, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Don Luis.

Adding Don Luis to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Don Luis 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 Don Luis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Don Luis post office opened in 1903.

We also found Don Luis on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Don Luis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

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