Welcome to Canelo ...

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

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

Canelo would have been located within present day Santa Cruz County<2>.

Canelo was established in 1904.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Canelo is 4,990 feet [1,521 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Canelo is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

The Area Code where Canelo was located: 520

In the past, Canelo was named Canille. and Canille. For more information about the names of Canelo, see The Names of Canelo on our Genealogy Page.

Communities near Canelo ...

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

• Sierra Vista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Vista <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sierra Vista
  • From Canelo to Sierra Vista
• Huachuca City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huachuca City
  • From Canelo to Huachuca City
• Patagonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patagonia
  • Patagonia is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patagonia <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Patagonia
  • From Canelo to Patagonia
• Elgin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elgin
  • From Canelo to Elgin
• Coronado Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Coronado Village is located in Cochise County
• Signal Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Signal Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Village
  • Signal Village is located in Cochise County
• Sunnyside ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Cochise County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sunnyside
  • From Canelo to Sunnyside
• De Anza Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Anza Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
  • De Anza Village is located in Cochise County
• Fort Huachuca
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Huachuca
  • Fort Huachuca is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Huachuca <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Huachuca
  • From Canelo to Fort Huachuca
• Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casa Blanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
  • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Casa Blanca
  • From Canelo to Casa Blanca

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

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

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

Adding Canelo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Canelo in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Canelo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/

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