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Welcome to Pinal ...

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

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


Pinal would have been located within present day Pinal County<2>.


We aren't confident of the location of Pinal, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinal, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Communities Also Named Pinal ...

While we believe that this Pinal is located in Pinal County, we know of another 2 Arizona communities named Pinal. Those communities are located in the following counties: Gila and Mohave County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinal.

Communities near Pinal ...

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

  • Miami
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver King ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver King
    • Silver King is located in Pinal County
  • Smelter Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
    • Smelter Town is located in Pinal County
  • Gold Camp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Camp
    • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
  • Queen Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Top-of-the-World
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Top-of-the-World
    • Top-of-the-World is located in Gila County
  • Cochran ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
    • Cochran is located in Pinal County
  • Inspiration
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inspiration have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inspiration
    • Inspiration is located in Gila County
  • Gold Canyon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Claypool
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Adding Pinal to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Pinal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pinal post office opened in 1879.

We also found Pinal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinal.

The official website for Pinal County: www.co.pinal.az.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pinal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Pinal, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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