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Welcome to Magma ...

Magma is located in Pinal County<1>.

Magma is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Magma ...

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

  • Queen Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Apache Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Florence
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coolidge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Adamsville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Adamsville is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
  • Blackwater
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater
  • Valley Farms
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chandler Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanokai Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanokai Village is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanokai Village
  • Sacaton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Magma ...

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

Adding Magma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Magma 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 (so far) for Magma was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Magma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Magma - 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.