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Welcome to Contention ...Contention is located in Cochise County<1>. The location of Contention has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Contention is 3,790 feet [1,155 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Contention is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Contention lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time Contention lies within the (520) area code. Adding Contention to Our Gazetteer ...As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future. We originally found mention of Contention in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. In addition, we also found mention of Contention elsewhere: The earliest book where we found it mentioned was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Contention on our Genealogy Page. Communities Also Named Contention ...Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Contention - it's located in Oregon. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Contention. Communities near Contention ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Contention.
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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Contention. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Contention. 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. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Contention. See our Newspapers Page for Contention. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Contention ...Looking for more information about Contention? 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 Contention, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Contention. Other Roadside Stops ...Find a Community within Arizona Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Contention. 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/ Footnotes ...
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This page was last modified: 18 Jan 2021