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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

The ZIP code for Tubac: 85646<3>

Communities near Tubac ...

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

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 (so far) for Tubac was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tubac post office opened in 1859. The Tubac post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tubac.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tubac - 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 Tubac). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Tubac 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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