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Welcome to Horse Mesa ...

Horse Mesa is located in Maricopa County<1>.

Horse Mesa is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Horse Mesa lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Horse Mesa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Horse Mesa: This one is located in Maricopa County and the other is located in Apache County.

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

Communities near Horse Mesa ...

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

  • Apache Junction
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tortilla Flat
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Goldfield ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
    • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
  • Youngberg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngberg
    • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
  • Roosevelt
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Gold Canyon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Fort McDowell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
    • Fort McDowell is located in Maricopa County
  • Tonto Basin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Silver Spur Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spur Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spur Village
    • Silver Spur Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Gold Camp
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
    • Gold Camp is located in Pinal 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 Horse Mesa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Horse Mesa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Horse Mesa ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Horse Mesa - 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.