Welcome to La Palma ...

La Palma is located in Pinal County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Palma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

La Palma is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

La Palma lies within the (520) area code.

Communities Also Named La Palma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named La Palma - they are located in California and Texas.

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

Communities near La Palma ...

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

• Casa Grande
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Grande
  • Casa Grande is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casa Grande <3>
• Florence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
• Eloy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloy
  • Eloy is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eloy <3>
• Coolidge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
  • Coolidge is located in Pinal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coolidge <3>
• Toltec
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
  • Toltec is located in Pinal County
  • Toltec has also been known as:
  • Toltec City
• Valley Farms
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Farms
  • Valley Farms is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Farms <3>
• Adamsville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Adamsville is located in Pinal County
• Blackwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
  • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
• Picacho
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picacho
  • Picacho is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picacho <3>
• Arizona City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona City
  • Arizona City is located in Pinal County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arizona City <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Palma ...

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

Adding La Palma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Palma 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 La Palma was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Palma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

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