Welcome to Madera Canyon ...

Madera Canyon is located in Santa Cruz County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Madera Canyon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1929.

A typical abbreviation for Madera Canyon: Madera Cyn. (or less commonly used: Madera Canyn. or Madera Cnyn.)

Madera Canyon is 4,910 feet [1,497 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Madera Canyon is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Madera Canyon: 520

Communities near Madera Canyon ...

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

Sahuarita
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahuarita
- Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sahuarita <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sahuarita
- From Madera Canyon to Sahuarita
Patagonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patagonia
- Patagonia is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patagonia <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Patagonia
- From Madera Canyon to Patagonia
Alto ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Alto
- From Madera Canyon to Alto
Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
- Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kentucky Camp
- From Madera Canyon to Kentucky Camp
Greaterville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greaterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
- Greaterville is located in Pima County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Greaterville
- From Madera Canyon to Greaterville
Amado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amado
- Amado is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amado <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Amado
- From Madera Canyon to Amado
Arivaca Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
- Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Arivaca Junction
- From Madera Canyon to Arivaca Junction
Continental ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Continental. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
- Continental is located in Pima County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Continental
- From Madera Canyon to Continental
Helvetia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Helvetia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
- Helvetia is located in Pima County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helvetia
- From Madera Canyon to Helvetia
Salado ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salado. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Salado is located in Santa Cruz County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Salado
- From Madera Canyon to Salado

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Madera Canyon ...

Looking for more information about Madera Canyon? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Madera Canyon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Madera Canyon.

Adding Madera Canyon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Madera Canyon post office opened in 1929.

We also found Madera Canyon on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Madera Canyon.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Madera Canyon - 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>	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.
<5>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/