Welcome to Papago ...

Papago is located in Maricopa County<1>.

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

Papago is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Papago ...

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

• Harqua ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harqua is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua
• Agua Caliente
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Agua Caliente is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Caliente
• Hyder ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyder is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder
• Theba
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Theba is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
• Palomas
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Palomas is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomas
• Arlington
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <3>
• Aztec
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Aztec is located in Yuma County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
• Gila Bend
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Former name for Gila Bend:
  • Gila
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <3>
• San Lucy Village
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • San Lucy Village is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucy Village
• Wintersburg
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wintersburg is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Papago ...

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

Adding Papago to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Papago.