Perryville is a former unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States located at the northeastern corner of what is now Perryville Road and Yuma Road in unincorporated Goodyear, Arizona.
Perryville, Arizona | |
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| Coordinates: 33°26′08″N 112°27′41″W / 33.43556°N 112.46139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Maricopa |
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| Area | |
• Total | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| • Land | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| ZIP codes | 85338 |
| Area code | 623 |
| GNIS feature ID | 9336 |
Perryville was established by Perry Carmean (1877–1980),[1] an emigrant from Van Wert, Ohio, who moved to Phoenix in 1922, renting a property at 809 West Jefferson according to voter registration records and working as a laborer according to the 1925 City Directory. He bought his first property at a homesite in the Phoenix area in the University Addition northwest of 7th Avenue and Van Buren in April 1926,[2] but did not stay long, purchasing the first lot of what would be named Perryville on August 25, 1926.[3] He established a service station by July 1927[4] and listed his occupation in the 1930 US Census as a carpenter with other income. Carmean continued to buy and rent property, finally leasing the townsite in 1941 and selling it in 1945.[5]
Perryville grew slowly, eventually reaching a size of two acres at the time of its sale. At that point there were several cottages according to the 1946 topographical map but were demolished thereafter. A 30-space trailer park was built in 1969, the last property constructed on the settlement. The service station is still in business, a cafe was later converted to a used car dealership.
References
edit- ^ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". January 30, 1980. p. 16 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Recorded Document Search Detail". recorder.maricopa.gov.
- ^ "Recorded Document Search Detail". recorder.maricopa.gov.
- ^ "Clipped From Arizona Republic". July 6, 1927. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Recorded Document Search Detail". recorder.maricopa.gov.