Welcome to Sawmill ...

Sawmill is located within the Navajo Nation.

Sawmill is located in Apache County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sawmill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1952.

Sawmill is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Sawmill lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Sawmill, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Code for Sawmill: 928

The ZIP code for Sawmill: 86504<3>

Communities Also Named Sawmill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Sawmill: This one is located in Apache County and the other is located in Gila County.

Beyond Arizona, there are 3 communities that are also named Sawmill - they are located in Arkansas and Nevada.

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

Communities near Sawmill ...

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

• Navajo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
  • Navajo is located in McKinley County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Navajo <5>
• Fort Defiance
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
  • Fort Defiance is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Defiance <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Defiance
  • From Sawmill to Fort Defiance
• Crystal
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
  • Crystal is located in San Juan County (NM)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crystal
  • From Sawmill to Crystal
• Nazlini
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazlini
  • Nazlini is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazlini <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nazlini
  • From Sawmill to Nazlini
• Woodsprings
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsprings
  • Woodsprings is located in Apache County
  • Woodsprings has also been known as:
  • Woodspring Trading Post
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodsprings
  • From Sawmill to Woodsprings
• Window Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Window Rock
  • Window Rock is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Window Rock <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Window Rock
  • From Sawmill to Window Rock
• Kinlichee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinlichee
  • Kinlichee is located in Apache County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kinlichee
  • From Sawmill to Kinlichee
• Saint Michaels
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michaels
  • Saint Michaels is located in Apache County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Michaels <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Michaels
  • From Sawmill to Saint Michaels
• Tse Bonito
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tse Bonito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
  • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County (NM)
• Mexican Springs
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
  • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County (NM)
  • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
  • Nakai Beto
  • Nakai Bito
  • Nakaibeto
  • Nakaibito
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mexican Springs
  • From Sawmill to Mexican Springs

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sawmill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sawmill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sawmill ...

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

Adding Sawmill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sawmill 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 Sawmill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sawmill post office opened in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sawmill.