Welcome to Twin Buttes ...
So far, we found very little information about Twin Buttes. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Twin Buttes to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Twin Buttes, please Contact Us.
Twin Buttes would have been located within present day Pima County<2>.
The location of Twin Buttes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Twin Buttes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Twin Buttes is 3,500 feet [1,067 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Twin Buttes is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Twin Buttes was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
Twin Buttes would have been located in the (520) area code.
Communities Also Named Twin Buttes ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arizona communities named Twin Buttes: This one is located in Pima County and the other is located in Navajo County.
Beyond Arizona, there are 5 communities that are also named Twin Buttes - they are located in California, New Mexico, North Dakota and Oregon.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Twin Buttes.
Communities near Twin Buttes ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Twin Buttes.
- Sahuarita
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahuarita
- Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sahuarita <5>
- Green Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Pima County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <5>
- East Sahuarita
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sahuarita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
- East Sahuarita is located in Pima County
- Arivaca Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
- Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
- Amado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amado
- Amado is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amado <5>
- Summit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Helvetia ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Drexel Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drexel Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel Heights
- Drexel Heights is located in Pima County
- Madera Canyon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Canyon
- Madera Canyon is located in Santa Cruz County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera Canyon <5>
- Corona de Tucson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corona de Tucson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
- Corona de Tucson 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 Twin Buttes. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Twin Buttes.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Twin Buttes. 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 Twin Buttes.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Twin Buttes. See our Newspapers Page for Twin Buttes.
Adding Twin Buttes to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Twin Buttes 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 Twin Buttes was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Twin Buttes post office opened in 1906.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Twin Buttes.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pima County: www.co.pima.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Twin Buttes, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Twin Buttes - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |