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Welcome to Mexican Water ...

Mexican Water is located within the Navajo Nation.

Mexican Water is located in Apache County<1>.

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

Mexican Water is 4,840 feet [1,475 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Mexican Water is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Mexican Water lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Mexican Water and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Mexican Water: 928

Communities near Mexican Water ...

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

  • Tes Nez Iah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tes Nez Iah
    • Tes Nez Iah is located in Apache County
  • Dennehotso
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mesa
    • Red Mesa is located in Apache County
  • Totacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totacon
    • Totacon is located in Apache County
  • Tselakai Dezza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tselakai Dezza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tselakai Dezza
    • Tselakai Dezza is located in San Juan County (UT)
  • Rock Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Halchita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halchita
    • Halchita is located in San Juan County (UT)
  • Mexican Hat
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluff Fort ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Fort
    • Bluff Fort is located in San Juan County (UT)
  • Bluff
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mexican Water. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mexican Water.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mexican Water ...

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

Adding Mexican Water to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mexican Water.

Footnotes ...

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