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Welcome to Cowlic ...

Cowlic is located in Pima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cowlic, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Cowlic is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cowlic: 520

Communities near Cowlic ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cowlic ...

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

Adding Cowlic to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cowlic 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 Cowlic was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cowlic.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cowlic - 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.