Welcome to Bosque ...

Bosque is located in Maricopa County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bosque, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bosque, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bosque is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Bosque ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bosque - they are located in New Mexico and Texas.

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

Communities near Bosque ...

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

• Gila Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
  • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Former name for Gila Bend:
  • Gila
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <4>
• San Lucy Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Lucy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucy Village
  • San Lucy Village is located in Maricopa County
• Theba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
  • Theba is located in Maricopa County
• Mobile
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Mobile is located in Maricopa County
• Arlington
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
• Palo Verde
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
  • Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <4>
• Buckeye
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <4>
• Liberty
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
• Ak-Chin Village
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak-Chin Village
  • Ak-Chin Village is located in Pinal County
• Ak Chin
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
  • Ak Chin is located in Pinal County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bosque ...

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

Adding Bosque to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bosque 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 Bosque was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bosque on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bosque.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

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