Arizola, Arizona Explained

Arizola, Arizona
Settlement Type:Populated place
Pushpin Map:Arizona
Pushpin Label:Arizola
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Arizola in Arizona
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pinal
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Timezone Dst:MST
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Elevation Ft:1437
Elevation M:438
Coordinates:32.8511°N -111.7142°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:85122
Area Code:520
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Arizola is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[1] It has an estimated elevation of 1437feet above sea level.

The community was named by combining Arizona and Ola Thomas, the daughter of an early settler.[2]

History

Arizola's population was 20 in the 1960 census.[3] The town was the center of an attempted swindle by James Addison Reavis, the so-called "Baron of Arizona".[4] Reavis claimed to own all water and minerals in a purported Spanish land grant.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arizola (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile . AZ Hometown Locator . January 23, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129193748/http://arizona.hometownlocator.com/az/pinal/arizola.cfm . January 29, 2016 . live .
  2. Book: Stewart. George R.. American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America. registration. 1970. Oxford University Press. New York.
  3. Encyclopedia: 1960 . Arizona . World Book Encyclopedia . Field Enterprises Educational Corporation . Chicago . A . 557.
  4. Web site: Jackson . Jeff . 20 June 2020 . Reavis put Arizola on map ignominiously . 23 July 2023 . Tri-Valley Dispatch.
  5. Book: Barnes, Will C. . Arizona Place Names . University of Arizona Press . 1960 . Tucson . 290.