Welcome to Dilkon ...
Dilkon is located within the Navajo Nation.
Dilkon is located in Navajo County<1>.
The location of Dilkon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Dilkon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.
Dilkon is 5,880 feet [1,792 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Dilkon is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Dilkon lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Dilkon, 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.
The telephone area code for Dilkon: (928)
Communities near Dilkon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dilkon.
- Tees Toh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tees Toh
- Tees Toh is located in Navajo County
- Seba Dalkai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seba Dalkai
- Seba Dalkai is located in Navajo County
- Indian Wells
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Indian Wells is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Wells <4>
- Greasewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasewood
- Greasewood is located in Navajo County
- Jeddito
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Joseph City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph City
- Joseph City is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joseph City <4>
- Second Mesa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Mesa
- Second Mesa is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Second Mesa <4>
- Sunset ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Tolani Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolani Lake
- Tolani Lake is located in Coconino County
- Brigham City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brigham City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brigham City
- Brigham City is located in Navajo County
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dilkon ...
Looking for more information about Dilkon? 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 Dilkon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dilkon.
Adding Dilkon to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Dilkon 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 Dilkon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Dilkon post office opened in 1920.
We also found Dilkon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Dilkon.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dilkon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dilkon - 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |