Welcome to Continental ...
So far, we found very little information about Continental. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Continental to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Continental, please Contact Us.
Continental would have been located within present day Pima County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Continental, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Continental is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Continental is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Continental was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
The Area Code where Continental was located: 520
Communities Also Named Continental ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Continental - they are located in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Continental.
Communities near Continental ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Continental.
- Sahuarita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahuarita
- Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sahuarita <4>
- East Sahuarita
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sahuarita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
- East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Arivaca Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
- Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
- Helvetia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Madera Canyon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Canyon
- Madera Canyon is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera Canyon <4>
- Amado
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amado
- Amado is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amado <4>
- Corona de Tucson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Greaterville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greaterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz 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 Continental. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Continental.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Continental. 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 Continental.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Continental. See our Newspapers Page for Continental.
Adding Continental to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Continental 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 Continental was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Continental post office opened in 1917.
We also found Continental on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Continental.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Continental, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Continental - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |