Welcome to Tubac ...

Tubac is located in Santa Cruz County<1> (at the time of its founding, Tubac was located in Pima County).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tubac, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Tubac is 3,200 feet [975 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Tubac is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Tubac: 520

Communities near Tubac ...

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

• Patagonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patagonia
  • Patagonia is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patagonia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Patagonia
  • From Tubac to Patagonia
• Tumacacori - Carmen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
  • Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
• Amado
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amado
  • Amado is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amado <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Amado
  • From Tubac to Amado
• Otero ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero
  • Otero is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Otero
  • From Tubac to Otero
• Arivaca Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
  • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arivaca Junction
  • From Tubac to Arivaca Junction
• Rio Rico Northeast
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northeast
  • Rio Rico Northeast is located in Santa Cruz County
• Rio Rico Northwest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northwest
  • Rio Rico Northwest is located in Santa Cruz County
• Alto ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Alto
  • From Tubac to Alto
• Calabasas ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calabasas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
  • Calabasas is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Calabasas
  • From Tubac to Calabasas
• Rio Rico
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico
  • Rio Rico is located in Santa Cruz County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rico <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rio Rico
  • From Tubac to Rio Rico

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tubac ...

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

Adding Tubac to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tubac 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 Tubac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Tubac post office opened in 1859.

We also found Tubac in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tubac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/

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