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Welcome to Valley Farms ...

Valley Farms is located in Pinal County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Farms, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1942.

Valley Farms is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Valley Farms lies within the (520) area code.

The ZIP code for Valley Farms: 85291<3>

Communities Also Named Valley Farms ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Valley Farms - they are located in Michigan and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Farms.

Communities near Valley Farms ...

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

  • Casa Grande
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Florence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eloy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
    • Eloy is located in Pinal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <4>
  • Coolidge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Randolph
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Pinal County
  • Cactus Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Forest
    • Cactus Forest is located in Pinal County
  • Blackwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
    • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
  • La Palma
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Palma
    • La Palma is located in Pinal County
  • Eleven Mile Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Toltec
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
    • Toltec is located in Pinal County
    • Toltec has also been known as:
    • Toltec City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Farms ...

Looking for more information about Valley Farms? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Valley Farms, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Farms.

Adding Valley Farms to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valley Farms post office opened in 1942.

We also found Valley Farms on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Farms.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Farms. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Valley Farms - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Valley Farms). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Valley Farms or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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