Welcome to Planet ...
So far, we found very little information about Planet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Planet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Planet, please Contact Us.
Planet would have been located within present day La Paz County<2>.
The location of Planet has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Planet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Planet is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Planet was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Planet, you will soon leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
Planet would have been located in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Planet ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Planet - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Planet.
Communities near Planet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Planet.
- Parker
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Parker is located in La Paz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
- Swansea ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Parker Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Dam
- Parker Dam is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker Dam <5>
- Parker Strip
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Strip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Strip
- Parker Strip is located in La Paz County
- Cienega Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cienega Springs
- Cienega Springs is located in La Paz County
- Bluewater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Bluewater
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Earp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earp
- Earp is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earp <5>
- Havasu Palms
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Palms
- Havasu Palms is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
- Alamo Crossing ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Crossing
- Alamo Crossing is located in La Paz 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 Planet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Planet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Planet. 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 Planet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Planet. See our Newspapers Page for Planet.
Adding Planet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Planet 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 Planet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Planet post office opened in 1902.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Planet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Planet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Planet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |