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Welcome to Bluewater ...

Bluewater is located in La Paz County<1>.

Bluewater is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Bluewater is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area just to the west is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and does..

Area Code for Bluewater: 928

Communities Also Named Bluewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bluewater - they are located in California, New Mexico (4) and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bluewater ...

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

  • Parker Strip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker Strip have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Strip
    • Parker Strip is located in La Paz County
  • Big River
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Parker Dam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Poston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Vidal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidal
    • Vidal is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
  • Havasu Palms
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Palms
    • Havasu Palms is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
  • Bouse
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Havasu City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Havasu Lake
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havasu Lake
    • Havasu Lake is located in San Bernardino County (CA)
  • Swansea ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
    • Swansea is located in La Paz County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bluewater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluewater.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluewater ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bluewater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.