Welcome to Santan ...

Santan is located in Pinal County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Santan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Santan is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Santan ...

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

• Mesa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
• Chandler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <4>
• Gilbert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Gilbert is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Tempe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
  • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <4>
• Queen Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Creek
  • Queen Creek is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Creek <4>
• Maricopa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa
  • Maricopa is located in Pinal County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 48,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maricopa <4>
• Guadalupe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <4>
• Sweetwater
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
• Bapchule
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bapchule
  • Bapchule is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bapchule <4>
• Sun Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Lakes
  • Sun Lakes is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun Lakes <4>

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 Santan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Santan.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Santan ...

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

Adding Santan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Santan 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 Santan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Santan post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Santan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

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