Welcome to Kofa ...
So far, we found very little information about Kofa. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Kofa to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Kofa, please Contact Us.
Kofa would have been located within present day Yuma County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Kofa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Kofa: An acronym for King Of Arizona , a nearby mine.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Kofa is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Kofa was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Kofa, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
The Area Code where Kofa was located: 928
Communities near Kofa ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kofa.
- Camp Horn ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dateland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Norton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Norton is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Norton
- From Kofa to Norton
- Palomas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Palomas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomas
- Palomas is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palomas
- From Kofa to Palomas
- Aztec
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tyson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tyson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
- Tyson is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tyson
- From Kofa to Tyson
- Colfred
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colfred. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfred
- Colfred is located in Yuma County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colfred
- From Kofa to Colfred
- Agua Caliente
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hyder ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyder have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder
- Hyder is located in Yuma County
- Roll
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Kofa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kofa.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kofa. 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 Kofa.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kofa. See our Newspapers Page for Kofa.
Adding Kofa to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Kofa 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 Kofa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Kofa post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Kofa.
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 Kofa, 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 Yuma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Kofa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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/ |