Welcome to Chamiso ...
Chamiso is located in Cochise County<1>.
Chamiso is 3,840 feet [1,170 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Chamiso is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Chamiso lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Area Code for Chamiso: 520
Communities near Chamiso ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chamiso.
- Benson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mescal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescal
- Mescal is located in Cochise County
- Pomerene
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Saint David
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harrington Place ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harrington Place. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Place
- Harrington Place is located in Pima County
- Contention City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Contention City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
- Contention City is located in Cochise County
- Contention City has also been known as:
- Contention
- Dragoon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vail
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fairbank ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
- Fairbank is located in Cochise County
- Corona de Tucson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona de Tucson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
- Corona de Tucson is located in Pima 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 Chamiso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chamiso.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chamiso. 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 Chamiso.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chamiso. See our Newspapers Page for Chamiso.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chamiso ...
Looking for more information about Chamiso? 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 Chamiso, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Chamiso.
Adding Chamiso to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Chamiso 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 Chamiso was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Chamiso.
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 Chamiso - 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |