Welcome to Aravaipa ...
So far, we found very little information about Aravaipa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Aravaipa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Aravaipa, please Contact Us.
Aravaipa would have been located within present day Graham County<2>.
The location of Aravaipa has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Aravaipa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Aravaipa is 4,590 feet [1,399 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Aravaipa is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Aravaipa was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
The location where Aravaipa once stood is in the (928) area code.
Websites for Aravaipa ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.graham-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Aravaipa, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Aravaipa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Aravaipa.
- Klondyke ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
- Klondyke is located in Graham County
- Copper Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
- Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
- Bylas
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bylas
- Bylas is located in Graham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bylas <5>
- Emery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
- Emery is located in Graham County
- North Mammoth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
- North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
- Christmas ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Fort Thomas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
- Fort Thomas is located in Graham County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <5>
- Mammoth
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Pinal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mammoth <5>
- Ashurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
- Ashurst is located in Graham County
- Dudleyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Dudleyville is located in Pinal 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 Aravaipa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Aravaipa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Aravaipa. 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 Aravaipa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Aravaipa. See our Newspapers Page for Aravaipa.
Adding Aravaipa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Aravaipa 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 Aravaipa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Aravaipa post office opened in 1892.
We also found Aravaipa on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Aravaipa.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aravaipa, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Graham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aravaipa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |