Welcome to Mohawk ...

Mohawk is located in Yuma County<1>.

The location of Mohawk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mohawk, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mohawk is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Mohawk and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

The area code for Mohawk: (928)

Communities Also Named Mohawk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Mohawk - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mohawk ...

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

• Tyson ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
  • Tyson is located in Yuma County
• Tacna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacna
  • Tacna is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tacna <4>
• Kofa ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kofa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kofa
  • Kofa is located in Yuma County
• Dateland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dateland
  • Dateland is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dateland <4>
• Roll
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
  • Roll is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roll <4>
• Camp Horn ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Horn
  • Camp Horn is located in Yuma County
• Aztec
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
  • Aztec is located in Yuma County
• Palomas
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomas
  • Palomas is located in Yuma County
• Wellton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellton
  • Wellton is located in Yuma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellton <4>
• Agua Caliente
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Caliente
  • Agua Caliente is located in Maricopa County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mohawk ...

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

Adding Mohawk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mohawk 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 Mohawk was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Mohawk on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mohawk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yuma County: www.co.yuma.az.us/

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