Welcome to San Xavier ...
San Xavier is located in Pima County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of San Xavier, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
San Xavier is 3,540 feet [1,079 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of San Xavier is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: San Xavier lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Area Code for San Xavier: 520
Communities Also Named San Xavier ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named San Xavier: This one is located in Pima County and the other is located in Pima County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for San Xavier.
Communities near San Xavier ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near San Xavier.
- Tucson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
- Tucson is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucson <3>
- Sahuarita
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahuarita
- Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sahuarita <3>
- South Tucson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
- South Tucson is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
- East Sahuarita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sahuarita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
- East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Green Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <3>
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Drexel Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
- Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
- Three Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Pima County
- Tucson Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucson Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson Estates
- Tucson Estates is located in Pima County
- Drexel - Alvernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
- Drexel - Alvernon is located in Pima 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 San Xavier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for San Xavier.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of San Xavier. 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 San Xavier.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around San Xavier. See our Newspapers Page for San Xavier.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for San Xavier ...
Looking for more information about San Xavier? 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 San Xavier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for San Xavier.
Adding San Xavier to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of San Xavier 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 San Xavier was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the San Xavier post office opened in 1915.
We also found San Xavier on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for San Xavier.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Xavier. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
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 San Xavier - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |