Cosnino, Arizona

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Cosnino, Arizona
Populated place
Cosnino, Arizona is located in Arizona
Cosnino, Arizona
Cosnino, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
Coordinates: 35°12′20″N 111°28′30″W / 35.20556°N 111.47500°W / 35.20556; -111.47500Coordinates: 35°12′20″N 111°28′30″W / 35.20556°N 111.47500°W / 35.20556; -111.47500
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCoconino
Elevation
[1]
6,466 ft (1,971 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s)928
FIPS code04-16250
GNIS feature ID27987

Cosnino is a populated place situated in Coconino County, Arizona, United States, located several miles east of Flagstaff, the county seat.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 6,466 feet (1,971 m) above sea level, [1] and lies in the Rio de Flag drainage basin.[3]

There was a school located in Cosnino, which was later integrated into the Flagstaff school system.[4]

History[]

By 1893, Cosnino was a railroad siding on the Santa Fe railroad. Two trains collided east of Cosnino in October 1893.[5]

The Cosnino Estates area was evacuated in 1988 after a train derailed near Cosnino Road.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Cosnino". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ^ "Cosnino (in Coconino County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. ^ Leland R. Dexter (2004), Improving Flood Mapping for Coconino County, Arizona, doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.4658.9285
  4. ^ "Mrs. Grolich Dies at Winslow; Rites At Flag Monday". Arizona Daily Sun. 18 January 1952.
  5. ^ "Collision near Cosnino". The Coconino Sun. October 19, 1893.
  6. ^ Hendricks, Larry (November 18, 2000). "Just move the tracks". Arizona Daily Sun.
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