Welcome to Ganado ...

Ganado is located within the Navajo Nation.

Ganado is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ganado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Ganado is 6,380 feet [1,945 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ganado is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ganado lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Ganado, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Ganado: 928

The ZIP code for Ganado: 86505<3>

Communities Also Named Ganado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ganado - it's located in Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ganado.

Communities near Ganado ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ganado.

• Burnside
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
  • Burnside is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Burnside
  • From Ganado to Burnside
• Kinlichee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlichee
  • Kinlichee is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinlichee
  • From Ganado to Kinlichee
• Cornfields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfields
  • Cornfields is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cornfields
  • From Ganado to Cornfields
• Woodsprings
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsprings
  • Woodsprings is located in Apache County
  • Woodsprings has also been known as:
  • Woodspring Trading Post
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodsprings
  • From Ganado to Woodsprings
• Klagetoh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klagetoh
  • Klagetoh is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Klagetoh
  • From Ganado to Klagetoh
• Nazlini
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazlini
  • Nazlini is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazlini <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazlini
  • From Ganado to Nazlini
• Steamboat
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
  • Steamboat is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Steamboat
  • From Ganado to Steamboat
• Wide Ruins
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Ruins
  • Wide Ruins is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wide Ruins
  • From Ganado to Wide Ruins
• Greasewood
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasewood
  • Greasewood is located in Navajo County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greasewood
  • From Ganado to Greasewood
• Toyei
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyei
  • Toyei is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toyei
  • From Ganado to Toyei

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ganado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ganado.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ganado. 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 Ganado.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ganado ...

Looking for more information about Ganado? 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 Ganado, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ganado.

Adding Ganado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ganado 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 Ganado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Ganado post office opened in 1883.

We also found Ganado in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ganado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ganado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/