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Welcome to Adobe ...

Adobe is located in Maricopa County<1>.

Adobe is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Adobe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Adobe - they are located in Colorado, Kansas and New Mexico (2).

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

Communities near Adobe ...

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

  • Phoenix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Phoenix is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
  • Scottsdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Glendale
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Glendale is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
  • Peoria
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Peoria is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <3>
  • Surprise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Surprise is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surprise <3>
  • El Mirage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolleson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tolleson is also located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <3>
  • Youngtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Litchfield Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Adobe ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Adobe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.