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.

• Jakes Corner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakes Corner
  • Jakes Corner is located in Gila County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jakes Corner
  • From Tonto Basin to Jakes Corner
• Deer Creek
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Gila County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Deer Creek
  • From Tonto Basin to Deer Creek
• Roosevelt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Roosevelt is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roosevelt
  • From Tonto Basin to Roosevelt
• Gisela
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gisela have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gisela
  • Gisela is located in Gila County
• Rye
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rye <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rye
  • From Tonto Basin to Rye
• Rio Verde
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Verde
  • Rio Verde is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Verde <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rio Verde
  • From Tonto Basin to Rio Verde
• Tortilla Flat
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortilla Flat
  • Tortilla Flat is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortilla Flat <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tortilla Flat
  • From Tonto Basin to Tortilla Flat
• Oxbow Estates
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Estates
  • Oxbow Estates is located in Gila County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oxbow Estates
  • From Tonto Basin to Oxbow Estates
• Fort McDowell
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort McDowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
  • Fort McDowell is located in Maricopa County
• Young
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
  • Young is located in Gila County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Young
  • From Tonto Basin to Young

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>

X2X - 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gila County: www.co.gila.az.us/

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