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Welcome to Chiricahua ...

Chiricahua is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chiricahua, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Chiricahua is 4,670 feet [1,423 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Chiricahua is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Chiricahua, 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 Chiricahua: 520

Communities near Chiricahua ...

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

  • Apache
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
    • Apache is located in Cochise County
  • Gibson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Rodeo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Portal
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Cloverdale ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
  • Paradise
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Cochise County
  • Douglas
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pirtleville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • McNeal
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Elfrida
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chiricahua ...

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

Adding Chiricahua to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chiricahua 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 Chiricahua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Chiricahua post office opened in 1907.

We also found Chiricahua on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chiricahua.

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 Chiricahua - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/