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 elevation 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 travel east from Cazador, 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <3>
• Pirtleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtleville
  • Pirtleville is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pirtleville <3>
• Double Adobe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
  • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
• McNeal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <3>
• Elfrida
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfrida
  • Elfrida is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elfrida <3>
• Apache
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
  • Apache is located in Cochise County
• Bisbee
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <3>
• Courtland ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Courtland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Cochise County
• Don Luis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Luis
  • Don Luis is located in Cochise County
• Gleeson ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson
  • Gleeson is located in Cochise 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 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 for Cazador was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cazador.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

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