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Welcome to Jaynes ...

Jaynes is located in Pima County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jaynes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Jaynes is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Jaynes is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Jaynes: 520

Communities near Jaynes ...

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

  • Tucson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Marana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oro Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • South Tucson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Tucson is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cortaro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Catalina Foothills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
  • Polo Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Polo Village is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
  • Tortolita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tucson Estates
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates

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 Jaynes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jaynes.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jaynes ...

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

Adding Jaynes to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jaynes 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 (so far) for Jaynes was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jaynes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pima, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jaynes - 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.