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Welcome to Bisbee Junction ...

Bisbee Junction is located in Cochise County<1>.


The location of Bisbee Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Bisbee Junction: Bisbee Jct. (or less commonly used: Bisbee Jctn.)

Bisbee Junction is 4,680 feet [1,426 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bisbee Junction is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Bisbee Junction and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The area code for Bisbee Junction: (520)

Communities near Bisbee Junction ...

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

  • Bisbee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Double Adobe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
    • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
  • Palominas
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
    • Palominas is located in Cochise County
  • Miracle Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Valley
    • Miracle Valley is located in Cochise County
  • Pirtleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Douglas
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hereford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • McNeal
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Nicksville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicksville
    • Nicksville is located in Cochise County
  • Elfrida
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bisbee Junction ...

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

Adding Bisbee Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bisbee Junction 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 Bisbee Junction was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bisbee Junction.

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bisbee Junction - 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.









 

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