Higley, Arizona Explained

Higley, Arizona
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arizona
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Maricopa
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Mountain (MST)
Utc Offset:-7
Coordinates:33.3072°N -111.7203°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Higley was an unincorporated community in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. Higley's ZIP code was 85236 until 2007, when the U.S. Postal Service decided to abolish it for physical addresses,[1] the 85236 ZIP code, however, remains in use for P.O. Box addresses at the Higley post office, located on Ray Road., almost all of Higley has been annexed into Gilbert or the neighboring cities of Mesa and Queen Creek. All that officially remains of Higley as an independent community is the school district, Higley Unified School District, however, some remaining commercial buildings in and around the original townsite are still standing and operate as small businesses.

Geography

Higley was located at 33.3072°N -111.7203°W (33.30729, -111.720314),[2] in the vicinity of Higley Rd. and Williams Field Rd. The original townsite was on the southwest corner.

History

Higley was named after one of the community's first landowners, Stephen Weaver Higley, and originated as a plot of 40acres purchased in 1905–1906[3] and platted in 1928.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Higley's ZIP code identity gets zapped . East Valley Tribune . 2007-06-06 . 2012-11-10.
  2. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  3. Web site: Higley - Town of Queen Creek . 2006-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060914032456/http://www.queencreek.org/About/TownHistory/StoryLinks/Higley.shtml . 2006-09-14 . dead .
  4. Web site: Plat Maps, Maricopa County Recorder. 2023-06-04. 1928-02-15.