Frazier Wells, sometimes known as Frazier Well or Fraziers Well, is a populated place situated in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located approximately 30 miles northeast of Peach Springs.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 6,047 feet (1,843 m) above sea level.[1]
Frazier Wells, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
  Frazier Wells Location within the state of Arizona  Frazier Wells Frazier Wells (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′57″N 113°04′20″W / 35.78250°N 113.07222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Coconino |
| Elevation | 6,047 ft (1,843 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-25695 |
| GNIS feature ID | 4832 |
Frazier Wells has been the site of the Hualapai Rodeo.[3] It was also the site of a sawmill, which was unsuccessful and closed by 1951.[4]
Circa 1951, the Frazier Wells school was operationally handed over to the state per a U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs grant.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Frazier Wells". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Frazier Wells (in Coconino County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "Hualpai (sic) Rodeo, Dances Slated". Arizona Republic. August 12, 1943.
- ^ Leonard, Peggy (March 18, 1951). "Hualapais Wring Life from Canyon Country". Arizona Republic.
- ^ "3,000 Indians Attend Arizona Public Schools". Arizona Republic. December 18, 1951. p. 4.