Welcome to Old Shongopavi ...

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

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

Old Shongopavi would have been located within present day Navajo County<2>.

The location of Old Shongopavi has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Old Shongopavi is 6,010 feet [1,832 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Old Shongopavi is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Old Shongopavi and travel east, 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.

The location where Old Shongopavi once stood is in the (928) area code.

Communities near Old Shongopavi ...

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

• Hano
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hano
  • Hano is located in Navajo County
• Kykotsmovi Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kykotsmovi Village
  • Kykotsmovi Village is located in Navajo County
  • Kykotsmovi Village has also been known as:
  • K-Town
  • New Oraibi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kykotsmovi Village <5>
• Walpi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpi
  • Walpi is located in Navajo County
• First Mesa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
  • First Mesa is located in Navajo County
• Oraibi
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oraibi
  • Oraibi is located in Navajo County
• Polacca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polacca
  • Polacca is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polacca <5>
• Wepo Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wepo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wepo Village
  • Wepo Village is located in Navajo County
• Hotevilla
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla
  • Hotevilla is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotevilla <5>
• Hotevilla - Bacavi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotevilla - Bacavi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla - Bacavi
  • Hotevilla - Bacavi is located in Navajo County
• Keams Canyon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keams Canyon
  • Keams Canyon is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keams Canyon <5>

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

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