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Welcome to Sacaton ...

Sacaton is located in Pinal County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sacaton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Sacaton is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Sacaton: 520

The ZIP code for Sacaton: 85147<3>

Communities near Sacaton ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sacaton. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sacaton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sacaton ...

Looking for more information about Sacaton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sacaton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sacaton.

Adding Sacaton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sacaton post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sacaton.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sacaton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sacaton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sacaton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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