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Welcome to Cazador ...

Cazador is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cazador, 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.

Cazador is 4,590 feet [1,399 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cazador is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Cazador and travel east, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Cazador: 520

Communities near Cazador ...

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

  • Douglas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pirtleville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Double Adobe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
  • McNeal
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elfrida
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Apache
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Apache is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
  • Bisbee
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Courtland ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Courtland is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Don Luis
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Don Luis is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Luis
  • Gleeson ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gleeson is located in Cochise County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cazador ...

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

Adding Cazador to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cazador.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cazador - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.