Tumacacori National Forest was established as the Tumacacori Forest Reserve by the

U.S. Forest Service The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands. The Forest Service manages of land. Major divisions of the agency in ...

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

on November 7, 1906, with . It became a National Forest on March 4, 1907. On July 1, 1908, the entire forest was combined with

Baboquivari National Forest Baboquivari National Forest was established as the Baboquivari Forest Reserve by the U.S. Forest Service in Arizona on November 5, 1906, with . On March 4, 1907, it became a United States National Forest, National Forest, and on July 1, 1908, the ...

and Huachuca National Forest to establish Garces National Forest, and the name was discontinued. The lands are presently included in

Coronado National Forest The Coronado National Forest is a United States National Forest that includes an area of about 1.78 million acres (7,200 km2) spread throughout mountain ranges in southeastern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico. It is located in parts of C ...

. The forest lands were southwest of

Tumacacori, Arizona Tumacacori (; ood, Cemagĭ Gakolig) is an unincorporated community in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States, which abuts the community of Carmen. Together, the communities constitute the Tumacacori-Carmen census-designated place (CDP). The ...

in Santa Cruz County, and include part of the Pajarito Mountains. The lands are presently administered by the Nogales Ranger District of Coronado.

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Forest History Society

Forest History Society:Listing of the National Forests of the United States
''Text from Davis, Richard C., ed. Encyclopedia of American Forest and Conservation History. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company for the Forest History Society, 1983. Vol. II, pp. 743–788.'' {{Former National Forests of the United States Former National Forests of Arizona Coronado National Forest Protected areas of Santa Cruz County, Arizona Protected areas established in 1906 1906 establishments in Arizona Territory 1908 disestablishments in Arizona Territory Protected areas disestablished in 1908