Welcome to Fortuna ...
So far, we found very little information about Fortuna. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Fortuna to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Fortuna, please Contact Us.
Fortuna would have been located within present day Yuma County<2>.
The location of Fortuna has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Fortuna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Fortuna is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Fortuna was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Fortuna and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
The location where Fortuna once stood is in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Fortuna ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Fortuna - they are located in California (2), Florida, Missouri, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Washington.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fortuna.
Communities near Fortuna ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fortuna.
- Yuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Yuma is located in Yuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,811 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yuma <5>
- Somerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerton
- Somerton is located in Yuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,716 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerton <5>
- Wellton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellton
- Wellton is located in Yuma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellton <5>
- Araby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Dome ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dome
- Dome is located in Yuma County
- Ligurta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligurta
- Ligurta is located in Yuma County
- Bard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Bard is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bard <5>
- Fort Laguna ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Laguna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Laguna
- Fort Laguna is located in Yuma County
- Winterhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterhaven
- Winterhaven is located in Imperial County (CA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterhaven <5>
- Steam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam
- Steam is located in Yuma 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 Fortuna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fortuna.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fortuna. 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 Fortuna.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fortuna. See our Newspapers Page for Fortuna.
Adding Fortuna to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Fortuna 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 Fortuna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Fortuna post office opened in 1896.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Fortuna.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yuma County: www.co.yuma.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 Fortuna, 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 Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fortuna - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |