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Welcome to Raso ...

Raso is located in Cochise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raso, 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.

Raso is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Raso is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Raso, 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.

Area Code for Raso: 520

Communities near Raso ...

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

  • Willcox
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dos Cabezas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Cabezas
    • Dos Cabezas is located in Cochise County
  • Bowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cochise
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Light ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Light. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
    • Light is located in Cochise County
  • Camp Bowie ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bowie
    • Camp Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Fort Bowie ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bowie
    • Fort Bowie is located in Cochise County
  • Fort Grant
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Grant
    • Fort Grant is located in Graham County
  • Artesia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
    • Artesia is located in Graham County
  • Dragoon
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raso ...

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

Adding Raso to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raso.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Cochise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raso - 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.
<4>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.