Welcome to Solomon ...

Solomon is located in Graham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solomon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1950.

Solomon is 2,970 feet [905 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Solomon is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel east from Solomon (for example, toward Virden (NM)), you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Solomon is located in the (928) area code.

The ZIP code for Solomon: 85551<3>

Websites for Solomon ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graham-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Solomon, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Solomon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Solomon - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa and Kansas.

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

Communities near Solomon ...

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

• Safford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safford
  • Safford is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Safford <4>
• Thatcher
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
  • Thatcher is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <4>
• Pima
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pima
  • Pima is located in Graham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pima <4>
• Cactus Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus Flat
  • Cactus Flat is located in Graham County
• Graham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Graham is located in Graham County
• Lebanon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Graham County
• Swift Trail Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Trail Junction
  • Swift Trail Junction is located in Graham County
• Artesia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
  • Artesia is located in Graham County
• Central
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in Graham County
• Bryce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryce
  • Bryce is located in Graham 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 Solomon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solomon.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solomon ...

Looking for more information about Solomon? 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 Solomon, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Solomon.

Adding Solomon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solomon 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 Solomon was mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

We also found Solomon mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solomon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Solomon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Graham County: www.graham.az.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/