Welcome to Forepaugh ...
So far, we found very little information about Forepaugh. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Forepaugh to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Forepaugh, please Contact Us.
Forepaugh would have been located within present day Maricopa County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Forepaugh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Forepaugh is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Forepaugh is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Forepaugh was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Communities near Forepaugh ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Forepaugh.
- Wickenburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Aguila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vulture City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vulture City is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulture City
- Vulture City has also been known as:
- Vulture Mine
- Vulture
- Congress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen's Well ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cullen's Well is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen's Well
- Camp Date Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Camp Date Creek is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Date Creek
- Stanton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Glen Ilah
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Ilah is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ilah
- Octave ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Octave is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octave
- Weaver ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Weaver is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
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 Forepaugh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Forepaugh.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Forepaugh. 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 Forepaugh.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Forepaugh. See our Newspapers Page for Forepaugh.
Adding Forepaugh to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Forepaugh 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 (so far) for Forepaugh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Forepaugh post office opened in 1910. The Forepaugh post office closed in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Forepaugh.
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 Forepaugh, 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 Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Forepaugh - 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |