RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arizona >> Pima County >> Robles JunctionIndex...

Welcome to Robles Junction ...

Robles Junction is located in Pima County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Robles Junction: Robles Jct. (or less commonly used: Robles Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Robles Junction for more information about variations on the name of Robles Junction.

Robles Junction is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Robles Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Robles Junction: 520

Communities near Robles Junction ...

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

  • Tucson Estates
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
  • Drexel Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
  • Picture Rocks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Picture Rocks is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picture Rocks
  • Sahuarita
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Schuchk
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Schuchk is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuchk
  • South Tucson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • South Tucson is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
  • Summit
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Summit is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cortaro
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowing Wells
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Flowing Wells is located in Pima County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowing Wells

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robles Junction ...

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

Adding Robles Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Robles Junction.

Footnotes ...

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