Welcome to Harqua ...
So far, we found very little information about Harqua. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harqua to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harqua, please Contact Us.
Harqua would have been located within present day Maricopa County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Harqua, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harqua, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Harqua is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Harqua was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Communities near Harqua ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harqua.
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
- Wintersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg
- Wintersburg is located in Maricopa County
- Tonopah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
- Tonopah is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <5>
- Palo Verde
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Verde
- Palo Verde is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palo Verde <5>
- Tartesso
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartesso
- Tartesso is located in Maricopa County
- Theba
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
- Theba is located in Maricopa County
- Buckeye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <5>
- Gila Bend
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
- Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
- Former name for Gila Bend:
- Gila
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <5>
- Hyder ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - San Lucy Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Lucy Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucy Village
- San Lucy Village is located in Maricopa 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 Harqua. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harqua.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harqua. 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 Harqua.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harqua. See our Newspapers Page for Harqua.
Adding Harqua to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harqua 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 Harqua was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Harqua post office opened in 1927.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harqua.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/
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 Harqua, 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> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harqua - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |