Welcome to Cactus ...

Cactus is located in Maricopa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cactus, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Cactus is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cactus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cactus - they are located in California (2), Kansas, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Cactus ...

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

• Phoenix
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
  • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
• Mesa
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
  • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
• Scottsdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsdale
  • Scottsdale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsdale <3>
• Glendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Glendale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 255,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
• Tempe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
  • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <3>
• Peoria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <3>
• El Mirage
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Mirage
  • El Mirage is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Mirage <3>
• Fountain Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hills
  • Fountain Hills is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,960 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Hills <3>
• Paradise Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Paradise Valley is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise Valley <3>
• Tolleson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
  • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <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 Cactus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cactus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cactus ...

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

Adding Cactus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cactus 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 Cactus was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cactus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cactus. 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/