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Welcome to Komatke ...

Komatke is located in Maricopa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Komatke, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Komatke is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Komatke ...

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

  • Phoenix
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
    • Phoenix is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <3>
  • Chandler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Glendale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tempe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tempe
    • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tempe <3>
  • Goodyear
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Avondale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maricopa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tolleson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Guadalupe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Litchfield Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Komatke ...

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

Adding Komatke to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Komatke 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 Komatke was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Komatke post office opened in 1915.

We also found Komatke on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Komatke.

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 Komatke - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/