Welcome to Arizona ...

Arizona is located in Claiborne Parish<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Arizona, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arizona, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Arizona is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Arizona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Arizona: (318)

Communities Also Named Arizona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Arizona - they are located in Kansas (2), Manitoba, Nebraska and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arizona.

Communities near Arizona ...

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

• Homer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Arcadia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Haynesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynesville
  • Haynesville is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haynesville <4>
• Bernice
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
  • Bernice is located in Union Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,590 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernice <4>
• Dubach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dubach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubach
  • Dubach is located in Lincoln Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dubach <4>
• Gibsland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibsland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibsland
  • Gibsland is located in Bienville Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibsland <4>
• Athens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Lisbon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Claiborne Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Lillie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
  • Lillie is located in Union Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <4>
• Sugar Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Sugar Creek is located in Claiborne Parish

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arizona ...

Looking for more information about Arizona? 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 Arizona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Arizona.

Adding Arizona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arizona 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 Arizona was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Arizona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arizona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/