Welcome to Katherine ...

Katherine is located in Mohave County<1>.

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

Katherine is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Katherine is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone and does not observe daylight saving time, the area just to the south is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and does..

The area code for Katherine: (928)

Communities Also Named Katherine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Katherine - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Katherine ...

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

• Bullhead City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead City
  • Bullhead City is located in Mohave County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead City <3>
• Laughlin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laughlin
  • Laughlin is located in Clark County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laughlin <3>
• Hardyville ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardyville
  • Hardyville is located in Mohave County
• Mojave City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave City
  • Mojave City is located in Mohave County
• Fort Mohave
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mohave
  • Fort Mohave is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mohave <3>
• Oatman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatman
  • Oatman is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oatman <3>
• Mesquite Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Creek
  • Mesquite Creek is located in Mohave County
• Oldtrails ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldtrails
  • Oldtrails is located in Mohave County
• Golden Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
  • Golden Valley is located in Mohave County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <3>
• Mojave Ranch Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mojave Ranch Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojave Ranch Estates
  • Mojave Ranch Estates is located in Mohave 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 Katherine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Katherine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Katherine ...

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

Adding Katherine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Katherine 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 Katherine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Katherine post office opened in 1922.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Katherine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Katherine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/