Welcome to Tanque ...

Tanque is located in Graham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tanque, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

Tanque is 3,250 feet [991 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Tanque is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Tanque (for example, toward Virden (NM)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The area code for Tanque: (928)

Websites for Tanque ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Tanque, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Tanque ...

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

• Safford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
  • Safford is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <4>
• Artesia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Graham County
• Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitlock Cienega have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock Cienega
  • Whitlock Cienega is located in Graham County
• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Graham County
• Swift Trail Junction
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
  • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
• Cactus Flat
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
  • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
• San Jose
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
  • San Jose is located in Graham County
• Solomon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Graham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <4>
• Bowie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <4>
• Thatcher
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <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 Tanque. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tanque.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tanque ...

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

Adding Tanque to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tanque 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 Tanque was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tanque.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/

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