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]
Arizola, Arizona | |
|---|---|
Populated place | |
  Arizola Location of Arizola in Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 32°51′04″N 111°42′51″W / 32.85111°N 111.71417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Elevation | 1,437 ft (438 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| ZIP codes | 85122 |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-03460 |
| GNIS feature ID | 765 |
The community was named by combining Arizona and Ola Thomas, the daughter of an early settler.[3]
History
editArizola'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
edit- ^ 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.