Welcome to Shongopovi ...

Shongopovi is located in Navajo County<1>.

The location of Shongopovi has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Shongopovi is 6,340 feet [1,932 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Shongopovi is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

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

Shongopovi is located in the (928) area code.

Communities near Shongopovi ...

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

• Kykotsmovi Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kykotsmovi Village
  • Kykotsmovi Village is located in Navajo County
  • Kykotsmovi Village has also been known as:
  • K-Town
  • New Oraibi
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kykotsmovi Village <4>
• Oraibi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oraibi
  • Oraibi is located in Navajo County
• Walpi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpi
  • Walpi is located in Navajo County
• First Mesa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Mesa
  • First Mesa is located in Navajo County
• Hano
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hano
  • Hano is located in Navajo County
• Polacca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polacca
  • Polacca is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polacca <4>
• Hotevilla - Bacavi
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hotevilla - Bacavi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla - Bacavi
  • Hotevilla - Bacavi is located in Navajo County
• Hotevilla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotevilla
  • Hotevilla is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hotevilla <4>
• Wepo Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wepo Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wepo Village
  • Wepo Village is located in Navajo County
• Keams Canyon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keams Canyon
  • Keams Canyon is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keams Canyon <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shongopovi ...

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

Adding Shongopovi to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shongopovi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

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