Welcome to Quijotoa ...

So far, we found very little information about Quijotoa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Quijotoa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Quijotoa, please Contact Us.

Quijotoa would have been located within present day Pima County<2>.

The location of Quijotoa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quijotoa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Quijotoa is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Quijotoa is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Quijotoa was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The location where Quijotoa once stood is in the (520) area code.

Communities near Quijotoa ...

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

• Nolic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolic
  • Nolic is located in Pima County
• Pisinemo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisinemo
  • Pisinemo is located in Pima County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisinemo <5>
• Ak Chin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
  • Ak Chin is located in Pima County
• Wahak Hotrontk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahak Hotrontk
  • Wahak Hotrontk is located in Pima County
• Ko Vaya
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Vaya
  • Ko Vaya is located in Pima County
• Santa Rosa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
  • Santa Rosa is located in Pima County
• Gu Oidak
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu Oidak
  • Gu Oidak is located in Pima County
• Anegam
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anegam
  • Anegam is located in Pima County
• Vaya Chin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaya Chin
  • Vaya Chin is located in Pima County
• Comobabi
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comobabi
  • Comobabi 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 Quijotoa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quijotoa.

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

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

Adding Quijotoa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Quijotoa post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quijotoa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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