Welcome to Papago ...

Papago is located in Maricopa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Papago, 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.

Papago is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Papago ...

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

• Harqua ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua
  • Harqua is located in Maricopa County
• Agua Caliente
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Caliente
  • Agua Caliente is located in Maricopa County
• Hyder ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder
  • Hyder is located in Yuma County
• Theba
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
  • Theba is located in Maricopa County
• Palomas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomas
  • Palomas is located in Yuma County
• Arlington
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Aztec
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
  • Aztec is located in Yuma County
• Gila Bend
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
  • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Former name for Gila Bend:
  • Gila
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <4>
• San Lucy Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Lucy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucy Village
  • San Lucy Village is located in Maricopa County
• Wintersburg
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg
  • Wintersburg is located in Maricopa County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Papago. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Papago.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papago ...

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

Adding Papago to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Papago.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

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