Welcome to Araby ...

Araby is located in Yuma County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Araby, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Araby, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Araby is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Araby (for example, toward Holtville (CA)), 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 telephone area code for Araby: (928)

Communities Also Named Araby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Araby - it's located in Maryland.

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

Communities near Araby ...

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

• Yuma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Yuma is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <4>
• San Luis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <4>
• Somerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
  • Somerton is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerton <4>
• Fortuna Foothills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortuna Foothills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna Foothills
  • Fortuna Foothills is located in Yuma County
• Bard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
  • Bard is located in Imperial County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bard <4>
• Winterhaven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven
  • Winterhaven is located in Imperial County (CA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterhaven <4>
• Dome ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome
  • Dome is located in Yuma County
• Steam
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
  • Steam is located in Yuma County
• Fort Laguna ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Laguna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laguna
  • Fort Laguna is located in Yuma County
• Ligurta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligurta
  • Ligurta is located in Yuma 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 Araby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Araby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Araby ...

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

Adding Araby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Araby 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 Araby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Araby mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Araby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yuma County: www.co.yuma.az.us/

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