Heaton, Arizona
Heaton, Arizona | |
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  Heaton Location within the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°WCoordinates: 33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Elevation | 1,197 ft (365 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code(s) | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-32285 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24456 |
Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] Originally called Maricopa Station, it served as a stop on the railroad line, where passengers transferred to stagecoach. The post office at this location was simply named Maricopa. During a land boom in the late 1880s, it was thought that this stop would become a railway stop on the line directly connecting to Phoenix. As expansion into a town was being considered if the planned rail connection became reality, the expanded community was to be named Maricopaville.[1] In 1887, when the rail line connection went to Maricopa Junction (present day Maricopa) instead, the town's expansion was abandoned, and the name of the town was changed to its current Heaton.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Heaton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Heaton (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Maricopa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Populated places in Pinal County, Arizona