Kofa, also historically known as Kofa Station, is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[2] It is located in the northern San Cristobal Valley, along the Union Pacific Railroad's Roll Industrial Lead.
Kofa, Arizona | |
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  Kofa Location within the state of Arizona  Kofa Kofa (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°52′55″N 113°38′48″W / 32.88194°N 113.64667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Yuma |
| Elevation | 390 ft (119 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-38390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24482 |
The town, like the nearby hills of the same name, was derived from the acronym for "King of Arizona", which had been coined by Colonel Eugene Ives. Ives had purchased a nearby mine from Charles Eichelberg for $250,000, which he named the King of Arizona Mine. A post office was established in the town in 1900, with Lewis W. Alexander as its postmaster.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 390 feet (120 m) above sea level.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Kofa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Kofa (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
- ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0816534951.
External links
edit- Kofa – Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com