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 elevation 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)
  • Benson is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <3>
• Mescal
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mescal is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mescal
• Pomerene
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pomerene is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomerene
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomerene <3>
• Saint David
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint David is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <3>
• Harrington Place ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Harrington Place is located in Pima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Place
• Contention City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Contention City is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contention City
  • Contention City has also been known as:
  • Contention
• Dragoon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Dragoon is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragoon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dragoon <3>
• Vail
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Vail is located in Pima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
• Fairbank ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairbank is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
• Corona de Tucson
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Corona de Tucson is located in Pima County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson

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 (so far) 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.