Arizola, Arizona
Populated place in Arizona, United States
32°51′04″N 111°42′51″W / 32.85111°N 111.71417°W / 32.85111; -111.71417[1]
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Arizola is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,437 feet (438 m) above sea level.[1]
The community was named by combining Arizona and Ola Thomas, the daughter of an early settler.[3]
History
Arizola's population was 20 in the 1960 census.[4] The town was the center of an attempted swindle by James Addison Reavis, the so-called "Baron of Arizona".[5] Reavis claimed to own all water and minerals in a purported Spanish land grant.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Arizola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Arizola (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ^ Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press.
- ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
- ^ Jackson, Jeff (20 June 2020). "Reavis put Arizola on map ignominiously". Tri-Valley Dispatch. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ Barnes, Will C. (1960). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 290.
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Municipalities and communities of Pinal County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Florence
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