Welcome to Greasewood ...
Greasewood is located within the Navajo Nation.
Greasewood is located in Navajo County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Greasewood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.
Greasewood is 5,910 feet [1,801 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Greasewood is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Greasewood lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Greasewood, 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.
The area code for Greasewood: (928)
Communities near Greasewood ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greasewood.
- Cornfields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornfields
- Cornfields is located in Apache County
- Toyei
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyei
- Toyei is located in Apache County
- Indian Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Wells
- Indian Wells is located in Navajo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Wells <3>
- Steamboat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Steamboat is located in Apache County
- Klagetoh
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klagetoh
- Klagetoh is located in Apache County
- Burnside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Apache County
- Ganado
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganado
- Ganado is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ganado <3>
- Wide Ruins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Ruins
- Wide Ruins is located in Apache County
- Jeddito
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Dilkon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
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 Greasewood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greasewood.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greasewood. 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 Greasewood.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greasewood ...
Looking for more information about Greasewood? 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 Greasewood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greasewood.
Adding Greasewood to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greasewood 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 Greasewood was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greasewood.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greasewood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Navajo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greasewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |