Welcome to Navajo ...
Navajo is located within the Navajo Nation.
Navajo is located in Apache County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Navajo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
Navajo is 5,670 feet [1,728 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Navajo is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Navajo lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Navajo (for example, toward Saint Johns), 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 Navajo: 928
Communities Also Named Navajo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Navajo: This one is located in Apache County and the other is located in Mohave County.
Beyond Arizona, there are 7 communities that are also named Navajo - they are located in California (2), Montana and New Mexico (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Navajo.
Communities near Navajo ...
We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Navajo.
- Chambers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
- Chambers is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambers <3>
- Sanders
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
- Sanders is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanders <3>
- Adamana ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Wide Ruins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Ruins
- Wide Ruins is located in Apache County
- Houck
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Houck is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houck <3>
- Allentown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Allentown is located in Apache County
- Pine Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Apache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Springs <3>
- Klagetoh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klagetoh
- Klagetoh is located in Apache 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 Navajo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Navajo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Navajo. 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 Navajo.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Navajo ...
Looking for more information about Navajo? 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 Navajo, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Navajo.
Adding Navajo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Navajo 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 Navajo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Navajo post office opened in 1883.
We also found Navajo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Navajo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Navajo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Apache County: www.co.apache.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 Navajo - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |