Morenci is located in Greenlee County<1> (at the time of its founding, Morenci was located in Graham County).
While we don't have a date for the founding of Morenci, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Morenci is 4,740 feet [1,445 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Morenci is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Morenci lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Morenci, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Morenci. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morenci.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morenci. 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 Morenci.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morenci. See our Newspapers Page for Morenci.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morenci ...
Looking for more information about Morenci? 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 Morenci, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morenci.
Adding Morenci to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Morenci 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 Morenci was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Morenci post office opened in 1884.
We also found Morenci in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Greenlee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morenci - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
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ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Morenci). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Morenci or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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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.
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A copy of their list with background information can be found at: