Welcome to Rainbow Valley ...

Rainbow Valley is located in Maricopa County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainbow Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1931.

A typical abbreviation for Rainbow Valley: Rainbow Vly. (or less commonly used: Rainbow Vally. or Rainbow Vlly.)

Rainbow Valley is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Rainbow Valley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rainbow Valley - they are located in California and Colorado.

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

Communities near Rainbow Valley ...

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

• Goodyear
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
  • Goodyear is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyear <4>
• Avondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
  • Avondale is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avondale <4>
• Buckeye
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <4>
• Tolleson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleson
  • Tolleson is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolleson <4>
• Litchfield Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Park
  • Litchfield Park is located in Maricopa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield Park <4>
• Liberty
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
• Co-op Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Co-op Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Co-op Village
  • Co-op Village is located in Maricopa County
• Komatke
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komatke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komatke
  • Komatke is located in Maricopa County
• Maricopa Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maricopa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Village
  • Maricopa Village is located in Maricopa County
• Santa Cruz
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Cruz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
  • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal 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 Rainbow Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainbow Valley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainbow Valley ...

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

Adding Rainbow Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rainbow Valley 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 Rainbow Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rainbow Valley post office opened in 1931.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainbow Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

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