Welcome to Paul Spur ...

Paul Spur is located in Cochise County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paul Spur, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Paul Spur is 4,220 feet [1,286 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Paul Spur is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Paul Spur 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 area code for Paul Spur: (520)

Communities near Paul Spur ...

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

• Douglas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
  • Douglas is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <4>
• Bisbee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
  • Bisbee is located in Cochise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bisbee <4>
• Double Adobe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Adobe
  • Double Adobe is located in Cochise County
• Don Luis
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don Luis
  • Don Luis is located in Cochise County
• Pirtleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirtleville
  • Pirtleville is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pirtleville <4>
• Huachuca Terrace
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huachuca Terrace
  • Huachuca Terrace is located in Cochise County
• Naco
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naco
  • Naco is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naco <4>
• McNeal
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
  • McNeal is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McNeal <4>
• Elfrida
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elfrida
  • Elfrida is located in Cochise County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elfrida <4>
• Palominas
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palominas
  • Palominas is located in Cochise County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Paul Spur. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paul Spur.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paul Spur ...

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

Adding Paul Spur to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Paul Spur 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 Paul Spur was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paul Spur.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cochise County: www.cochise.az.gov/

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