Welcome to Contention City (aka 'Contention') ...

So far, we found very little information about Contention City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Contention City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Contention City, please Contact Us.

Contention City would have been located within present day Cochise County<2>.

Contention City was founded in 1880.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Contention City is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Contention City is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Contention City was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

The Area Code where Contention City was located: 520

The community of Contention City has also been called Contention.

Communities near Contention City ...

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

• Sierra Vista
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
  • Sierra Vista is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sierra Vista <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sierra Vista
  • From Contention City to Sierra Vista
• Benson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Benson
  • From Contention City to Benson
• Huachuca City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca City
  • Huachuca City is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huachuca City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Huachuca City
  • From Contention City to Huachuca City
• Tombstone
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone
  • Tombstone is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tombstone <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tombstone
  • From Contention City to Tombstone
• Charleston ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Cochise County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Charleston
  • From Contention City to Charleston
• Saint David
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint David
  • Saint David is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint David <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint David
  • From Contention City to Saint David
• Whetstone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whetstone have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone
  • Whetstone is located in Cochise County
• Fort Huachuca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Huachuca
  • Fort Huachuca is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Huachuca <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Huachuca
  • From Contention City to Fort Huachuca
• Pomerene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomerene
  • Pomerene is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomerene <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pomerene
  • From Contention City to Pomerene
• Coronado Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronado Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronado Village
  • Coronado Village 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 Contention City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Contention City.

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

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

Adding Contention City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Contention City 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 Contention City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Contention City post office opened in 1880.

We also found Contention City in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Contention City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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