Welcome to Emika ...

Emika is located in Pima County<1>.

The location of Emika has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Emika, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Emika is 2,280 feet [695 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Emika is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Emika is within the boundaries of the (520) area code.

Communities near Emika ...

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

• Vaya Chin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaya Chin
  • Vaya Chin is located in Pima County
• Kaka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaka
  • Kaka is located in Maricopa County
• Charco
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charco
  • Charco is located in Pima County
• Ventana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventana
  • Ventana is located in Pima County
• Schuchuli
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schuchuli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuchuli
  • Schuchuli is located in Pima County
  • Schuchuli has also been known as:
  • Gunsight Ranch
  • Gunsight Well
  • Gunsight
  • Sialatuck
• Wahak Hotrontk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahak Hotrontk
  • Wahak Hotrontk is located in Pima County
• Why
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Why
  • Why is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Why <4>
• Chiapuk ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiapuk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiapuk
  • Chiapuk is located in Pinal County
• Childs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Childs is located in Pima County
• Ajo
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ajo
  • Ajo is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ajo <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emika ...

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

Adding Emika to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Emika 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 Emika was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Emika.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/

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