Welcome to Santa Claus ...
So far, we found very little information about Santa Claus. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Santa Claus to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Santa Claus, please Contact Us.
Santa Claus would have been located within present day Mohave County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Santa Claus is 3,390 feet [1,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Santa Claus is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Santa Claus was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Santa Claus and travel west, you will 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.
The location where Santa Claus once stood is in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Santa Claus ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Santa Claus - they are located in Georgia and Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Santa Claus.
Communities near Santa Claus ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Santa Claus.
- Kingman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Kingman is located in Mohave County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingman <4>
- Cerbat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerbat
- Cerbat is located in Mohave County
- Grasshopper Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grasshopper Junction
- Grasshopper Junction is located in Mohave County
- Mineral Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
- Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
- Chloride
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride
- Chloride is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chloride <4>
- Golden Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
- Golden Valley is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <4>
- McConnico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnico
- McConnico is located in Mohave County
- Harris ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Dolan Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan Springs
- Dolan Springs is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dolan Springs <4>
- Katherine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katherine
- Katherine is located in Mohave 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 Santa Claus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santa Claus.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Santa Claus. 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 Santa Claus.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Santa Claus. See our Newspapers Page for Santa Claus.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.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 Santa Claus, 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 Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Santa Claus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |