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Welcome to Fort Apache Junction ...

Fort Apache Junction is primarily located in Gila County<1>. A portion of Fort Apache Junction extends into Navajo County.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Apache Junction: Ft. Apache Jct. (or less commonly used: Ft. Apache Jctn.)

Fort Apache Junction is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Fort Apache Junction is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Fort Apache Junction 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.

Communities near Fort Apache Junction ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Fort Apache Junction.

  • East Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
    • East Fork is located in Navajo County
  • Cedar Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
    • Cedar Creek is located in Gila County
  • Carrizo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
    • Carrizo is located in Gila County
  • McNary
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinetop
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinetop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop
    • Pinetop is located in Navajo County
  • Pinetop - Lakeside
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Lakeside
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
    • Lakeside is located in Navajo County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Apache Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Apache Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.