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Welcome to Walapai ...

Walapai is located in Mohave County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Walapai, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Walapai is 3,300 feet [1,006 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Walapai is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Walapai, you will leave Mountain Standard Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). In addition, you will be moving from an area that does not observe daylight saving time to one that does.

Area Code for Walapai: 928

Communities near Walapai ...

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

  • Kingman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Antares
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Antares is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antares
  • Hackberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hackberry is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
  • Valentine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Cerbat
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cerbat is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerbat
  • Crozier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Crozier is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier
  • Mineral Park ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Mineral Park is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
  • Chloride
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Harris ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Harris is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • McConnico
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • McConnico is located in Mohave County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnico

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Walapai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Walapai.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Walapai ...

Looking for more information about Walapai? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Walapai, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Walapai.

Adding Walapai to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Walapai 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 Walapai was on a map titled Road Map for Arizona (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Walapai.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Mohave, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Walapai - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.