Welcome to Maricopa Wells ...

So far, we found very little information about Maricopa Wells. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Maricopa Wells to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Maricopa Wells, please Contact Us.

Maricopa Wells would have been located within present day Pinal County<2>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Maricopa Wells

We aren't confident of the location of Maricopa Wells, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maricopa Wells, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

A typical abbreviation for Maricopa Wells: Maricopa Wls.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Maricopa Wells is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Maricopa Wells was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities near Maricopa Wells ...

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

Phoenix
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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 <5>
Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Chandler is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 265,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandler <5>
Tempe
(19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
Maricopa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa
- Maricopa is located in Pinal County
- Estimated population in 2015: 48,602 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maricopa <5>
Guadalupe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Guadalupe is located in Maricopa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,698 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <5>
Santa Cruz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Santa Cruz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
Ak-Chin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak-Chin Village
- Ak-Chin Village is located in Pinal County
Ak Chin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ak Chin
- Ak Chin is located in Pinal County
Gila Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Crossing
- Gila Crossing is located in Maricopa County
Komatke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komatke have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komatke
- Komatke is located in Maricopa County

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

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

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

Adding Maricopa Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maricopa Wells 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 Maricopa Wells was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Maricopa Wells post office opened in 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maricopa Wells.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

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 Maricopa Wells, 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 Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	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.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maricopa Wells - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/