Welcome to Signal ...
So far, we found very little information about Signal. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Signal to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Signal, please Contact Us.
Signal would have been located within present day Mohave County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Signal, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Signal, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Signal is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Signal was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Signal and travel west, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.
Signal would have been located in the (928) area code.
Communities Also Named Signal ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Signal - they are located in Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Signal.
Communities near Signal ...
We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Signal.
- Alamo Crossing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Crossing
- Alamo Crossing is located in La Paz County
- Nothing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nothing
- Nothing is located in Mohave County
- Wikieup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikieup
- Wikieup is located in Mohave County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wikieup <6>
- Cedar
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
- Cedar is located in Mohave County
- Cedar has also been known as:
- Cedarville
- Swansea ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Bagdad
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
- Bagdad is located in Yavapai County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <6>
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 Signal. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Signal.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Signal. 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 Signal.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Signal. See our Newspapers Page for Signal.
Adding Signal to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Signal 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 Signal was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Signal post office opened in 1877.
We also found Signal in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Signal.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mohave County: www.co.mohave.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Signal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Signal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |