Welcome to Jaynes ...

Jaynes is located in Pima County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jaynes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Jaynes is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Jaynes is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Jaynes lies within the (520) area code.

Communities near Jaynes ...

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

• Tucson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
  • Tucson is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553,571 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucson <4>
• Marana
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marana
  • Marana is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marana <4>
• Oro Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Valley
  • Oro Valley is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oro Valley <4>
• South Tucson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
  • South Tucson is located in Pima County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
• Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pascua Yaqui Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
  • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village is located in Pima County
• Cortaro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortaro
  • Cortaro is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortaro <4>
• Catalina Foothills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
  • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
• Polo Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
  • Polo Village is located in Pima County
• Tortolita
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortolita
  • Tortolita is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortolita <4>
• Tucson Estates
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucson Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
  • Tucson Estates is located in Pima 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 Jaynes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jaynes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jaynes ...

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

Adding Jaynes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jaynes 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 Jaynes was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Jaynes mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jaynes.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jaynes. 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/