RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arizona >> Yavapai County >> PicaIndex...

Welcome to Pica ...

Pica is located in Yavapai County<1>.

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

Pica is 5,240 feet [1,597 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Pica is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Pica: 928

Communities near Pica ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Pica.

  • Grand Canyon Caverns
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Canyon Caverns
    • Grand Canyon Caverns is located in Coconino County
  • Nelson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
    • Nelson is located in Yavapai County
  • Peach Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Seligman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Truxton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
    • Truxton is located in Mohave County
  • Crozier
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier
    • Crozier is located in Mohave County
  • Valentine
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pica ...

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

Adding Pica to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pica.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Yavapai, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pica - 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.