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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>.

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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 Area Code where Aravaipa was located: 928

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)
    • Klondyke is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
  • Copper Creek ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Copper Creek is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Creek
  • Bylas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Emery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Emery is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • North Mammoth
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • North Mammoth is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mammoth
  • Christmas ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Christmas is located in Gila County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
  • Fort Thomas
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Mammoth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Ashurst
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ashurst is located in Graham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst
  • Dudleyville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dudleyville is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville

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 (so far) for Aravaipa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aravaipa post office opened in 1892. The Aravaipa post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aravaipa.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Aravaipa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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