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Mormon Settlement in Arizona

MORMON SETTLEMENT PLACE NAMES

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(Capital letters indicate present settlement names) See map of Arizona

ADAIR, Fools Hollow—2 1/2 m. w. of Showlow ALGODON, Lebanon—7 m. se. of Thatcher ALMA, Stringtown—about 1 m. w. of Mesa Allen City, Allen Camp, Cumorah, ST. JOSEPH—Little Colorado settlement ALPINE, Frisco, Bush Valley—60 m. se. of St. Johns Apache Springs—at Forest Dale Apache Springs—sw. of Pinetop, Cooley's last ranch Amity and Omer, Union, EAGAR—upper Round Valley Arivaipa Canyon—western route Gila Valley to San Pedro ARTESIA—in Gila Valley, about 18 m. se. of Thatcher ASHURST, Redlands, Cork—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher

Badger Creek—on Mormon wagon road 10 m. w. of Lee's Ferry Bagley, Walker, TAYLOR—3 m. s. of Snowflake Ballenger, Brigham City—was Little Colorado town Beaver Dams, LITTLEFIELD, Millersburg—nw. corner of State Beaver Ranch, Woolf Ranch, Lone Pine Crossing, Reidhead—12 m. s. of Snowflake Berardo, Horsehead Crossing, HOLBROOK—on Little Colorado Binghampton—6 m. n. of Tucson; near Ft. Lowell Bisbee—in se. Arizona, near Mexican border Bitter Springs—on Mormon road, 18 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Black Falls—on Little Colorado, 56 m. s. of Moen Copie BLUEWATER—in New Mexico on rr. 107 m. w. of Albuquerque Bonelli's, STONE'S FERRY—near mouth of Virgin r. Brigham City, Ballenger—was Little Colorado r. settlement Buckskin Mountains—between Kanab and Colorado r. BUNKERVILLE—Muddy settlement, 45 m. sw. of St. George Burke Tanks—On road Pleasant Valley to Grand Falls BRYCE—in Gila Valley, 2 m. n. of Pima Bush Valley, Frisco, ALPINE—60 m. se. of St. Johns

CALLVILLE, Call's Landing—16 m. w. of mouth of Virgin r. CEDAR RIDGE—on Mormon road, 33 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Cedar Ridge—10 m. ne. of Pleasant Valley Cedar Springs—Barney & Norton Double "N" ranch, 30 m. sw. of Thatcher CENTRAL—3 m. w. of Thatcher, in Gila Valley CHANDLER—8 m. s. of Mesa Clark's Ranch—Just off Ft. Apache road, near Showlow Clay Springs—Snowflake Stake Cluffs Cienega—6 m. e. of Pinetop, embraces new town of Cooley COLTER—17 m. se. of Springerville Columbine—near top of Mt. Graham, Graham Co. COOLEY—at lumber camp near Pinetop, rr. terminus Cooley's ranch—At Showlow—C.E. Cooley's first ranch Cooley's ranch—where C.E. Cooley died, sw. of Pinetop Cumorah, Allen's Camp, ST. JOSEPH—Little Colorado settlement CONCHO, Erastus—about half way between Snowflake and St. Johns Cork, Redlands, ASHURST—15 m. nw. of Thatcher Crossing of the Fathers, Vado de los Padres, El Vado, Ute Crossing, Ute Ford—Colorado river crossing just n. of Utah line Curtis, EDEN—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher, in Gila Valley

DOUGLAS—near Mexican border, se. Arizona

EAGAR, Round Valley—2 m. s. of Springerville Eagle Valley—upper end of Muddy Valley Eastern Arizona Stake—1878. Included wards e. of Holbrook in ne. Arizona East Pinedale, PINEDALE—15 m. sw. of Snowflake East Verde—Mazatzal City—was near Payson, in n. Tonto Basin EDEN, Curtis—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Ellsworth—was 1-3/4 m. s. of Showlow Emery—w. of Fort Thomas in Gila Valley Enterprise—was near San Jose, 15 m. e. of Thatcher Erastus, CONCHO—about half way between Snowflake and St. Johns Eureka Springs—in Arivaipa Valley about 25 m. sw. of Thatcher

Fairview, LAKESIDE, Woodland—about 30 m. s. of Snowflake Fairview, Matthews, GLENBAR—10 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Fools Hollow, ADAIR—in ravine 2-1/2 m. w. of Showlow Forest Dale—8 m. sw. of Showlow FORT DEFIANCE—near N.M. line 30 m. n. of Santa Fe rr. Fort Milligan—was 1 m. w. of present Eagar Fort Moroni, Fort Rickerson—7 m. nw. of Flagstaff in LeRoux Flat Fort Thomas—in Gila Valley, 22 m. nw. of Thatcher Fort Utah, Utahville, Jonesville, LEHI—3 m. ne. of Mesa FRANKLIN—near N.M. line 50 m. e. of Thatcher FREDONIA, Hardscrabble—3 m. s. of Utah line, 8 m. s. of Kanab Frisco, ALPINE, Bush Valley—near N.M. line 60 m. se. of St. Johns

Gila Valley—in Graham Co., in se. Arizona GILBERT—6 m. se. of Mesa GLENBAR, Fairview, Matthews—10 m. w. of Thatcher in Gila Valley GLOBE—80 m. nw. of Thatcher GRAHAM—across the Gila river n. of Thatcher Grand Falls—on Little Colorado, 5 m. below ford and 47 m. below Winslow Grand Wash—leads s. of St. George into Colorado r. Grant, Heber, LUNA—across N.M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville GREER—15 m. sw. of Eagar

HARDYVILLE—landing on Colorado, about 90 m. s. of Callville Hayden, Zenos, Mesaville, MESA—Headquarters of Maricopa Stake, 16 m. e. of Phoenix HAYDEN—35 m. s. of Globe Hayden's Ferry, San Pablo, TEMPE—9 m. e. of Phoenix Heber, Grant, LUNA—across N. M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville HEBER—near Wilford, 50 m. sw. of Holbrook HEREFORD—on San Pedro, 33 m. s. of St. David HOLBROOK, Horsehead Crossing, Berardo—on Little Colorado Horsehead Crossing, Berardo, HOLBROOK—on Little Colorado House Rock Springs—on Mormon road, 38 m. sw. of Lee's Ferry HUBBARD—6 m. nw. of Thatcher HUNT—on Little Colorado, 17 m. nw. of St. Johns

Jacob's Pools—on Mormon road, 27 m. sw. of Lee's Ferry JOHNSON'S—on Mormon road, 14 m. ne. of Kanab, n. of Utah line Johnsonville, Nephi—was successor of Tempe ward, 3 m. w. of Mesa Jonesville, Utahville, Ft. Utah, LEHI—3 m. ne. of Mesa Joppa—in Snowflake Stake Junction (City), RIOVILLE—at junction of Muddy r. with Virgin r. Juniper, LINDEN—8 m. w. of Showlow

KANAB—just n. of Utah line, about 65 m. e. of St. George

LAKESIDE, Fairview, Woodland—ward 30 m. s. of Snowflake LAVEEN—on Salt River, 12 m. sw. of Phoenix LAYTON—3 m. e. of Thatcher Lebanon, ALGODON—in cotton district, 7 m. se. of Thatcher Lee Valley—15 m. sw. of Eagar LEE'S FERRY, Lonely Dell—on Colorado r., 18 m. s. of Utah line LEHI, Jonesville, Utahville, Ft. Utah—ward 3 m. ne. of Mesa LeRoux Springs and Flat—about 7 m. nw. of Flagstaff, location of Ft. Moroni Limestone Tanks—on Mormon road, 27 m. s. of Lee's Ferry LINDEN, Juniper—8 m. w. of Showlow Little Colorado Stake—first Arizona Stake, embraced Little Colorado settlements LITTLEFIELD, Beaver Dams, Millersburg—on Virgin r., 3 m. e. of Nevada line LOGAN, West Point—s. of Muddy r., 15 m. w. of St. Joseph Lonely Dell, LEE'S FERRY—crossing on Colorado r., 18 m. s. of Utah line Lone Pine, Beaver ranch, Woolf ranch, Reidhead—12 m. s. of Snowflake LUNA (Valley), Grant, Heber—across N.M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville

Macdonald—on San Pedro, 5 m. s. of St. David MARICOPA STAKE—Headquarters at Mesa Matthews, Fairview, GLENBAR—10 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Mazatzal City—in Tonto Basin, on East Verde r. McClellan Tanks—on Mormon road, about 35 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Meadows—on Little Colorado r., 8 m. nw. of St. Johns MESA, Hayden, Zenos, Mesaville—Maricopa Stake Headquarters, 16 m. e. of Phoenix MESQUITE—on n. side of Virgin r., 1 m. w. of Nevada line MIAMI—6 m. w. of Globe, 86 m. nw. of Thatcher Milligan Fort—was 1 m. w. of present Eagar Millersburg, Beaver Dams, LITTLEFIELD—on Virgin r., nw. corner of Arizona Millville—was on Mogollon plateau, 35 m. s. of Flagstaff Mill Point—6 m. nw. of St. Thomas on Muddy r. Miramonte—9 m. w. of Benson Moaby, Moa Ave, Moen Abi, Moanabby—7 m. sw. of Tuba, 60 m. s. of Lee's Ferry MOCCASIN SPRINGS—3 m. n. of Pipe Springs MOEN COPIE—was mission headquarters, 2 m. s. of Tuba Mohave Spring—in Moen Copie wash, s. of Tuba Mormon Dairy—near Mormon Lake, belonged to Sunset and Brigham City Mormon Lake—about 28 m. se. of Flagstaff, 50 m. w. of Sunset Mormon Road—west extension of Spanish Trail, St. George to Los Angeles Mormon Road—wagon road from Lee's Ferry to Little Colorado r. Mormon Range—at head of Muddy Valley, now se. Nevada Mormon Flat—on Apache Trail, Phoenix to Globe, 20 m. ne. of Mesa Mormon Fort—n. of Las Vegas, in Nevada Mortensen, Percheron, East Pinedale—Just e. of Pinedale settlement Mt. Carmel, Winsor—United Order ward in Long Valley n. of Kanab, Utah Mt. Trumbull—in Uinkarat Mnts., 30 m. w. of mouth of Kanab Wash Mt. Turnbull—37 m. nw. of Thatcher Muddy, river and valley, in present Nevada, near nw. corner of Arizona Musha Springs—just s. of Tuba, townsite of Tuba City, n. of Moen Copie

Navajo, Savoia, RAMAH—in N. M., 22 m. n. of Zuni, 80 m. ne. of St. Johns Navajo Spring—on Mormon road, 8 m. s. of Lee's Ferry Navajo Wells—16 m. e. of Kanab, in Utah, foot of Buckskin mts. Nephi, Johnsonville—was successor of Tempe ward, 3 m. w. of Mesa NUTRIOSO—17 m. se. of Springerville

Obed—was on Little Colorado r., 3 m. sw., across river, from St. Joseph Omer and Amity, Union, EAGAR—in lower Round Valley, Apache Co. OVERTON, Patterson's Ranch—8 m. nw. of St. Thomas, Nevada ORAIBI—Indian village, about 40 m. se. of Moen Copie Orderville—was United Order ward in Long Valley, n. of Kanab, in Utah

PAPAGO—Indian ward on both sides of Salt r., just nw. of Mesa. Paria River—enters Colorado r. from n., just above Lee's Ferry Patterson's Ranch, OVERTON—8 m. nw. of St. Thomas, Nevada PAYSON—in upper Tonto Basin, 75 m. w. of Showlow Peach Springs—10 m. ne. of station of same name on Santa Fe, 58 m. w. of Ash Fork Pearce's Ferry—Colorado r. crossing at mouth of Grand Wash Penrod, PINETOP—12 m. se. of Showlow Percheron, Mortensen, PINEDALE—15 1/2 m. w. of Showlow PHOENIX—Capital of Arizona, in Salt River Valley PIMA, Smithville—in Gila Valley, 6 m. nw. of Thatcher PINE—on Pine Creek, Tonto Basin, 70 m. w. of n. of Roosevelt dam PINEDALE, Percheron, Mortensen—15-1/2 m. w. of Showlow Pine Springs—near Pine Creek in Tonto Basin PINETOP, Penrod—12 m. se. of Showlow PIPE SPRINGS, Winsor Castle—on Mormon road, 20 m. sw. of Kanab PLEASANTON—in Williams Valley, N. M., 36 m. s. of Luna Valley PLEASANT VALLEY—location of sawmill and dairy, 25 m. se. of Flagstaff POMERENE—4 m. n. and e. of Benson

RAMAH, Navajo, Savoia—in N. M., 80 m. ne. of St. Johns RAY—25 m. sw. of Globe Redlands, ASHURST, Cork—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher REIDHEAD, Beaver Ranch, Woolf Crossing, Lone Pine Crossing—10 m. s. of Taylor RICHVILLE, Walnut Grove, 18 m. s. of St. Johns RIOVILLE, Junction (City)—junction of Muddy r. with Virgin r. Round Valley, EAGAR—35 m. s. of St. Johns

ST. JOHNS, Salem—St. Johns Stake hdqrs., 60 m. se. of Holbrook ST. JOHNS STAKE—Embraces eastern Arizona, n. of Graham Co. ST. DAVID—on San Pedro r., 7 m. se. of Benson in se. Arizona ST. JOSEPH—5 m. n. of Overton, n. side of Muddy r., now in Nevada ST. JOSEPH, Allen Camp, Cumorah—on Little Colorado r., 10 m. w. of Holbrook ST. JOSEPH STAKE—embraces se. Arizona, hdqrs. at Thatcher ST. THOMAS—w. side of Muddy, 1-3/4 m. above junction with Virgin r. SAFFORD—3 m. e. of Thatcher Salem, ST. JOHNS—St. Johns Stake hdqrs., 60 m. se. of Holbrook Salt Lake—33 m. e. of St. Johns; is in New Mexico Salt Mountains—Salt deposits on Virgin r., below St. Thomas San Francisco Mountains—n. of Flagstaff SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.—about 50 m. e. of Los Angeles San Bernardino Ranch—in extreme se. comer of Arizona San Pablo, Hayden's Ferry, TEMPE—9 m. e. of Phoenix San Pedro—river and valley in se. Arizona Savoia, Navajo, RAMAH—Savoia was 6 m. e. of present Ramah SHOWLOW—22 m. s. of Snowflake SHUMWAY—ward on Silver creek, 7 m. s. of Snowflake Simonsville—was mill location, 6 m. nw. of St. Thomas Smithville, PIMA—6 m. nw. of Thatcher, once St. Joseph Stake hdqrs. SNOWFLAKE—Snowflake Stake hdqrs., 30 m. s. of Holbrook SNOWFLAKE STAKE—embraces practically Navajo County Soap Creek (Springs)—on Mormon road, 16 m. sw. of Lee's Ferry SOLOMONVILLE—e. end of Gila Valley SPRINGERVILLE—35 m. se. of St. Johns Stinson Valley—former name of valley in which Snowflake is located STONE'S FERRY, Bonelli's—Colorado r. crossing, w. of mouth of Virgin r. Strawberry Valley—in n. Tonto Basin Sulphur Springs Valley—in se. Arizona Sunset, Sunset Crossing—Little Colorado r. settlement, 25 m. w. of St. Joseph Sunset Sawmill—was 7 m. s. of Mormon Dairy Surprise Valley—10 m. nw. of Hunt, along Surprise Creek, 27 m. nw. of St. Johns Surprise Valley—near mouth of Kanab Canyon

Taylor—was settlement across Colorado r., 3 m. w. of St. Joseph TAYLOR, Bagley, Walker—on Silver Creek, 3 m. s. of Snowflake TEMPE, San Pablo, Hayden's Ferry—9 m. e. of Phoenix Tenney's Camp, WOODRUFF—on Little Colorado r., 12 m. ne. of Holbrook THATCHER—St. Joseph Stake hdqrs., in Gila Valley Tonto Basin—in central Arizona TUBA (CITY)—on Mormon road, 60 m. se. of Lee's Ferry TUBAC—on Santa Cruz r., 42 m. s. of Tucson Turkey Tanks—about 10 m. ne. of Flagstaff

Union, Omer, Amity, EAGAR—ward embraced Round Valley settlements Utahville, Fort Utah, LEHI, Jonesville—3 m. ne. of Mesa Ute Ford, Vado de los Padres, CROSSING OF THE FATHERS—on Colorado r., just n. of Arizona line

Vermilion Cliffs—w. of Colorado r., extending into both Arizona and Utah VERNON—ward includes Concho and Hunt branches VIRDEN—just over New Mexico line on Gila r., 8 m. ne. of Franklin

Walker, Bagley, TAYLOR—on Silver Creek, 3 m. s. of Snowflake Walnut Grove, RICHVILLE—18 m. s. of St. Johns on Little Colorado r. West Point, LOGAN—s. of Muddy r., 15 m. w. of St. Joseph, Nevada Whitewater—22 m. e. of Tombstone. Wilford—6 m. sw. of Heber, 56 m. sw. of Holbrook Williams Valley—in New Mexico, 36 m. s. of Luna Valley Willow Springs—on Mormon road, 7 m. nw. of Tuba Winsor, Mt. Carmel—was United Order ward in Long Valley n. of Kanab Winsor Castle, PIPE SPRINGS—on Mormon road, 20 m. sw. of Kanab WOODRUFF, Tenney's Camp—ward on Little Colorado r., 12 m. se. of Holbrook Woolf Crossing, ranch, Beaver ranch, Lone Pine, Reidhead—10 m. s. of Taylor Woodland, Fairview, LAKESIDE—3 m. nw. of Pinetop

Zenos, Hayden, Mesaville, MESA—16 m. e. of Phoenix

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