Welcome to Fort Defiance ...

Fort Defiance is located within the Navajo Nation.

Fort Defiance is located in Apache County<1>.

Fort Defiance was established in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Defiance: Ft. Defiance

Fort Defiance is 6,830 feet [2,082 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Defiance is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fort Defiance lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Fort Defiance is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area just to the south is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not..

The telephone area code for Fort Defiance: (928)

The ZIP code for Fort Defiance: 86504<3>

Communities Also Named Fort Defiance ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Fort Defiance - they are located in North Carolina, South Dakota and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Defiance.

Communities near Fort Defiance ...

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

• Window Rock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Window Rock
  • Window Rock is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Window Rock <4>
• Saint Michaels
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <4>
• Tse Bonito
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tse Bonito have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
  • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County (NM)
• Navajo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Navajo is located in McKinley County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo <4>
• Sawmill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill
  • Sawmill is located in Apache County
• Hunters Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point
  • Hunters Point is located in Apache County
• Mexican Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
  • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County (NM)
  • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
  • Nakai Beto
  • Nakai Bito
  • Nakaibeto
  • Nakaibito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <4>
• Rock Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County (NM)
• Twin Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County (NM)
• Oak Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs
  • Oak Springs is located in Apache 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 Fort Defiance. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Defiance.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Defiance ...

Looking for more information about Fort Defiance? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Defiance, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Defiance.

Adding Fort Defiance to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Defiance 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 Fort Defiance was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fort Defiance post office opened in 1856.

We also found Fort Defiance in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Defiance.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

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