Welcome to Tanque Verde ...
Tanque Verde is located in Pima County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Tanque Verde, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Tanque Verde is 2,670 feet [814 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tanque Verde is ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Tanque Verde lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Tanque Verde: (520)
Communities near Tanque Verde ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tanque Verde.
- Tucson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- 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>
- Oro Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Valley
- Oro Valley is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oro Valley <3>
- South Tucson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
- South Tucson is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
- Vandenberg Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandenberg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
- Vandenberg Village is located in Pima County
- Willow Canyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Canyon
- Willow Canyon is located in Pima County
- Wilmot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Catalina Foothills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalina Foothills
- Catalina Foothills is located in Pima County
- Drexel - Alvernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
- Drexel - Alvernon is located in Pima County
- Esmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Littletown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Littletown 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 Tanque Verde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tanque Verde.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tanque Verde. 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 Tanque Verde.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tanque Verde. See our Newspapers Page for Tanque Verde.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tanque Verde ...
Looking for more information about Tanque Verde? 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 Tanque Verde, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tanque Verde.
Adding Tanque Verde to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Tanque Verde 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 Tanque Verde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Tanque Verde post office opened in 1888.
We also found Tanque Verde on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Tanque Verde.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tanque Verde. 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 Tanque Verde - 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/ |