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Welcome to Boquillas ...

So far, we found very little information about Boquillas. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Boquillas to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boquillas, please Contact Us.


Boquillas would have been located within present day Cochise County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Boquillas is 3,900 feet [1,189 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Boquillas is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Boquillas was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Boquillas was located: 520

Communities Also Named Boquillas ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Boquillas - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Boquillas ...

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

  • Sierra Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Benson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Huachuca City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tombstone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Fairbank ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
  • Charleston ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Charleston is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Saint David
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Whetstone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Whetstone is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Coronado Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • De Anza Village
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village

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

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

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

Adding Boquillas to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boquillas.

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 Boquillas, 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 Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boquillas - 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.