Welcome to Inspiration ...
Inspiration is located in Gila County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Inspiration, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Inspiration is 3,920 feet [1,195 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Inspiration is ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Inspiration lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Communities near Inspiration ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Inspiration.
- Globe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Copper Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pinal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Top-of-the-World
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cutter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silver King ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McMillenville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McMillenville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillenville
- McMillenville is located in Gila County
- McMillenville has also been known as:
- McMillanville
- McMillianville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McMillenville
- From Inspiration to McMillenville
- Pinal ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinal
- Pinal is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pinal
- From Inspiration to Pinal
- Riverside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Pinal County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riverside
- From Inspiration to Riverside
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 Inspiration. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Inspiration.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Inspiration. 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 Inspiration.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Inspiration. See our Newspapers Page for Inspiration.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Inspiration ...
Looking for more information about Inspiration? 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 Inspiration, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Inspiration.
Adding Inspiration to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Inspiration 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 Inspiration was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Inspiration post office opened in 1917.
We also found Inspiration on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Inspiration.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Inspiration - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |