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Welcome to Avra ...

Avra is located in Pinal County<1>.

Avra is 1,900 feet [579 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Avra ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Avra: This one is located in Pinal County and the other is located in Pima County.

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

Communities near Avra ...

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

  • Marana
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Avra Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avra Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avra Valley
    • Avra Valley is located in Pima County
  • Sasco ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sasco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasco
    • Sasco is located in Pinal County
  • Nelson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Pima County
  • Rillito
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Picture Rocks
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picture Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
    • Picture Rocks is located in Pima County
  • Picacho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cortaro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Tortolita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eloy
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Avra ...

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

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 Avra - 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.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.