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Welcome to Cow Springs ...

Cow Springs is located within the Navajo Nation.

Cow Springs is located in Coconino County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cow Springs: Cow Spgs. (or less commonly used: Cow Spngs. or Cow Sprngs.)

Cow Springs is 5,860 feet [1,786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Cow Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cow Springs, 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 Cow Springs: 928

Communities near Cow Springs ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Cow Springs.

  • Tonalea
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shonto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaibito
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Tsegi
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsegi
    • Tsegi is located in Navajo County
  • Moenkopi
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moenkopi
    • Moenkopi is located in Coconino County
  • Tuba City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cow Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cow Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cow Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Coconino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cow Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.