Welcome to Elfrida ...
Elfrida is located in Cochise County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elfrida, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
Elfrida is 4,150 feet [1,265 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elfrida is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Elfrida lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Elfrida and travel east, 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 Elfrida: 520
The ZIP code for Elfrida: 85610<3>
Communities Also Named Elfrida ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elfrida - it's located in Ontario.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elfrida.
Communities near Elfrida ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elfrida.
- McNeal
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gleeson ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gleeson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleeson
- Gleeson is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gleeson
- From Elfrida to Gleeson
- Courtland ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Courtland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Courtland is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Courtland
- From Elfrida to Courtland
- Turquoise ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turquoise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turquoise
- Turquoise is located in Cochise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Turquoise
- From Elfrida to Turquoise
- Sunizona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Double Adobe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pearce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bisbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tombstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Don Luis
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
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 Elfrida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elfrida.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elfrida. 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 Elfrida.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elfrida. See our Newspapers Page for Elfrida.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elfrida ...
Looking for more information about Elfrida? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Elfrida, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elfrida.
Adding Elfrida to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elfrida 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 Elfrida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elfrida post office opened in 1915.
We also found Elfrida on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elfrida.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elfrida - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Elfrida). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elfrida or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <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/ |