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Welcome to Tonto Basin ...

Tonto Basin is located in Gila County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tonto Basin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Tonto Basin is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Tonto Basin is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tonto Basin: 928

The ZIP code for Tonto Basin: 85553<3>

Communities near Tonto Basin ...

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

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 Tonto Basin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tonto Basin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tonto Basin ...

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

Adding Tonto Basin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tonto Basin post office opened in 1929.

We also found Tonto Basin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tonto Basin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tonto Basin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Tonto Basin). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tonto Basin or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/