Mormon Settlement Place Names
(Capital letters indicate present settlement names)
See map of Arizona
ADAIR, Fools Hollow—2 1/2 m. w. of Showlow
ALGODON, Lebanon—7 m. se. of Thatcher
ALMA, Stringtown—about 1 m. w. of Mesa
Allen City, Allen Camp, Cumorah, ST. JOSEPH—Little Colorado settlement
ALPINE, Frisco, Bush Valley—60 m. se. of St. Johns
Apache Springs—at Forest Dale
Apache Springs—sw. of Pinetop, Cooley’s last ranch
Amity and Omer, Union, EAGAR—upper Round Valley
Arivaipa Canyon—western route Gila Valley to San Pedro
ARTESIA—in Gila Valley, about 18 m. se. of Thatcher
ASHURST, Redlands, Cork—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher
Badger Creek—on Mormon wagon road 10 m. w. of Lee’s Ferry Bagley, Walker, TAYLOR—3 m. s. of Snowflake Ballenger, Brigham City—was Little Colorado town Beaver Dams, LITTLEFIELD, Millersburg—nw. corner of State Beaver Ranch, Woolf Ranch, Lone Pine Crossing, Reidhead—12 m. s. of Snowflake Berardo, Horsehead Crossing, HOLBROOK—on Little Colorado Binghampton—6 m. n. of Tucson; near Ft. Lowell Bisbee—in se. Arizona, near Mexican border Bitter Springs—on Mormon road, 18 m. s. of Lee’s Ferry Black Falls—on Little Colorado, 56 m. s. of Moen Copie BLUEWATER—in New Mexico on rr. 107 m. w. of Albuquerque Bonelli’s, STONE’S FERRY—near mouth of Virgin r.
Brigham City, Ballenger—was Little Colorado r. settlement Buckskin Mountains—between Kanab and Colorado r.
BUNKERVILLE—Muddy settlement, 45 m. sw. of St. George Burke Tanks—On road Pleasant Valley to Grand Falls BRYCE—in Gila Valley, 2 m. n. of Pima Bush Valley, Frisco, ALPINE—60 m. se. of St. Johns
CALLVILLE, Call’s Landing—16 m. w. of mouth of Virgin r.
CEDAR RIDGE—on Mormon road, 33 m. s. of Lee’s Ferry
Cedar Ridge—10 m. ne. of Pleasant Valley
Cedar Springs—Barney & Norton Double “N” ranch, 30 m. sw. of Thatcher
CENTRAL—3 m. w. of Thatcher, in Gila Valley
CHANDLER—8 m. s. of Mesa
Clark’s Ranch—Just off Ft. Apache road, near Showlow
Clay Springs—Snowflake Stake
Cluffs Cienega—6 m. e. of Pinetop, embraces new town of Cooley
COLTER—17 m. se. of Springerville
Columbine—near top of Mt. Graham, Graham Co.
COOLEY—at lumber camp near Pinetop, rr. terminus
Cooley’s ranch—At Showlow—C.E. Cooley’s first ranch
Cooley’s ranch—where C.E. Cooley died, sw. of Pinetop
Cumorah, Allen’s Camp, ST. JOSEPH—Little Colorado settlement
CONCHO, Erastus—about half way between Snowflake and St. Johns
Cork, Redlands, ASHURST—15 m. nw. of Thatcher
Crossing of the Fathers, Vado de los Padres, El Vado, Ute Crossing,
Ute Ford—Colorado river crossing just n. of Utah line
Curtis, EDEN—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher, in Gila Valley
DOUGLAS—near Mexican border, se. Arizona
EAGAR, Round Valley—2 m. s. of Springerville
Eagle Valley—upper end of Muddy Valley
Eastern Arizona Stake—1878. Included wards e. of Holbrook in ne. Arizona
East Pinedale, PINEDALE—15 m. sw. of Snowflake
East Verde—Mazatzal City—was near Payson, in n. Tonto Basin
EDEN, Curtis—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley
Ellsworth—was 1-3/4 m. s. of Showlow
Emery—w. of Fort Thomas in Gila Valley
Enterprise—was near San Jose, 15 m. e. of Thatcher
Erastus, CONCHO—about half way between Snowflake and St. Johns
Eureka Springs—in Arivaipa Valley about 25 m. sw. of Thatcher
Fairview, LAKESIDE, Woodland—about 30 m. s. of Snowflake
Fairview, Matthews, GLENBAR—10 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley
Fools Hollow, ADAIR—in ravine 2-1/2 m. w. of Showlow
Forest Dale—8 m. sw. of Showlow
FORT DEFIANCE—near N.M. line 30 m. n. of Santa Fe rr.
Fort Milligan—was 1 m. w. of present Eagar
Fort Moroni, Fort Rickerson—7 m. nw. of Flagstaff in LeRoux Flat
Fort Thomas—in Gila Valley, 22 m. nw. of Thatcher
Fort Utah, Utahville, Jonesville, LEHI—3 m. ne. of Mesa
FRANKLIN—near N.M. line 50 m. e. of Thatcher
FREDONIA, Hardscrabble—3 m. s. of Utah line, 8 m. s. of Kanab
Frisco, ALPINE, Bush Valley—near N.M. line 60 m. se. of St. Johns
Gila Valley—in Graham Co., in se. Arizona
GILBERT—6 m. se. of Mesa
GLENBAR, Fairview, Matthews—10 m. w. of Thatcher in Gila Valley
GLOBE—80 m. nw. of Thatcher
GRAHAM—across the Gila river n. of Thatcher
Grand Falls—on Little Colorado, 5 m. below ford and 47 m. below Winslow
Grand Wash—leads s. of St. George into Colorado r.
Grant, Heber, LUNA—across N.M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville
GREER—15 m. sw. of Eagar
HARDYVILLE—landing on Colorado, about 90 m. s. of Callville Hayden, Zenos, Mesaville, MESA—Headquarters of Maricopa Stake, 16 m. e. of Phoenix HAYDEN—35 m. s. of Globe Hayden’s Ferry, San Pablo, TEMPE—9 m. e. of Phoenix Heber, Grant, LUNA—across N. M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville HEBER—near Wilford, 50 m. sw. of Holbrook HEREFORD—on San Pedro, 33 m. s. of St. David HOLBROOK, Horsehead Crossing, Berardo—on Little Colorado Horsehead Crossing, Berardo, HOLBROOK—on Little Colorado House Rock Springs—on Mormon road, 38 m. sw. of Lee’s Ferry HUBBARD—6 m. nw. of Thatcher HUNT—on Little Colorado, 17 m. nw. of St. Johns
Jacob’s Pools—on Mormon road, 27 m. sw. of Lee’s Ferry
JOHNSON’S—on Mormon road, 14 m. ne. of Kanab, n. of Utah line
Johnsonville, Nephi—was successor of Tempe ward, 3 m. w. of Mesa
Jonesville, Utahville, Ft. Utah, LEHI—3 m. ne. of Mesa
Joppa—in Snowflake Stake
Junction (City), RIOVILLE—at junction of Muddy r. with Virgin r.
Juniper, LINDEN—8 m. w. of Showlow
KANAB—just n. of Utah line, about 65 m. e. of St. George
LAKESIDE, Fairview, Woodland—ward 30 m. s. of Snowflake
LAVEEN—on Salt River, 12 m. sw. of Phoenix
LAYTON—3 m. e. of Thatcher
Lebanon, ALGODON—in cotton district, 7 m. se. of Thatcher
Lee Valley—15 m. sw. of Eagar
LEE’S FERRY, Lonely Dell—on Colorado r., 18 m. s. of Utah line
LEHI, Jonesville, Utahville, Ft. Utah—ward 3 m. ne. of Mesa
LeRoux Springs and Flat—about 7 m. nw. of Flagstaff, location of Ft.
Moroni
Limestone Tanks—on Mormon road, 27 m. s. of Lee’s Ferry
LINDEN, Juniper—8 m. w. of Showlow
Little Colorado Stake—first Arizona Stake, embraced Little Colorado
settlements
LITTLEFIELD, Beaver Dams, Millersburg—on Virgin r., 3 m. e. of Nevada
line
LOGAN, West Point—s. of Muddy r., 15 m. w. of St. Joseph
Lonely Dell, LEE’S FERRY—crossing on Colorado r., 18 m. s. of Utah line
Lone Pine, Beaver ranch, Woolf ranch, Reidhead—12 m. s. of Snowflake
LUNA (Valley), Grant, Heber—across N.M. line, 40 m. se. of Springerville
Macdonald—on San Pedro, 5 m. s. of St. David MARICOPA STAKE—Headquarters at Mesa Matthews, Fairview, GLENBAR—10 m. nw. of Thatcher in Gila Valley Mazatzal City—in Tonto Basin, on East Verde r.
McClellan Tanks—on Mormon road, about 35 m. s. of Lee’s Ferry Meadows—on Little Colorado r., 8 m. nw. of St. Johns MESA, Hayden, Zenos, Mesaville—Maricopa Stake Headquarters, 16 m. e. of Phoenix MESQUITE—on n. side of Virgin r., 1 m. w. of Nevada line MIAMI—6 m. w. of Globe, 86 m. nw. of Thatcher Milligan Fort—was 1 m. w. of present Eagar Millersburg, Beaver Dams, LITTLEFIELD—on Virgin r., nw. corner of Arizona Millville—was on Mogollon plateau, 35 m. s. of Flagstaff Mill Point—6 m. nw. of St. Thomas on Muddy r.
Miramonte—9 m. w. of Benson Moaby, Moa Ave, Moen Abi, Moanabby—7 m. sw. of Tuba, 60 m. s. of Lee’s Ferry MOCCASIN SPRINGS—3 m. n. of Pipe Springs MOEN COPIE—was mission headquarters, 2 m. s. of Tuba Mohave Spring—in Moen Copie wash, s. of Tuba Mormon Dairy—near Mormon Lake, belonged to Sunset and Brigham City Mormon Lake—about 28 m. se. of Flagstaff, 50 m. w. of Sunset Mormon Road—west extension of Spanish Trail, St. George to Los Angeles Mormon Road—wagon road from Lee’s Ferry to Little Colorado r.
Mormon Range—at head of Muddy Valley, now se. Nevada Mormon Flat—on Apache Trail, Phoenix to Globe, 20 m. ne. of Mesa Mormon Fort—n. of Las Vegas, in Nevada Mortensen, Percheron, East Pinedale—Just e. of Pinedale settlement Mt. Carmel, Winsor—United Order ward in Long Valley n. of Kanab, Utah Mt. Trumbull—in Uinkarat Mnts., 30 m. w. of mouth of Kanab Wash Mt. Turnbull—37 m. nw. of Thatcher Muddy, river and valley, in present Nevada, near nw. corner of Arizona Musha Springs—just s. of Tuba, townsite of Tuba City, n. of Moen Copie
Navajo, Savoia, RAMAH—in N. M., 22 m. n. of Zuni, 80 m. ne. of St. Johns
Navajo Spring—on Mormon road, 8 m. s. of Lee’s Ferry
Navajo Wells—16 m. e. of Kanab, in Utah, foot of Buckskin mts.
Nephi, Johnsonville—was successor of Tempe ward, 3 m. w. of Mesa
NUTRIOSO—17 m. se. of Springerville
Obed—was on Little Colorado r., 3 m. sw., across river, from St. Joseph Omer and Amity, Union, EAGAR—in lower Round Valley, Apache Co.
OVERTON, Patterson’s Ranch—8 m. nw. of St. Thomas, Nevada ORAIBI—Indian village, about 40 m. se. of Moen Copie Orderville—was United Order ward in Long Valley, n. of Kanab, in Utah
PAPAGO—Indian ward on both sides of Salt r., just nw. of Mesa.
Paria River—enters Colorado r. from n., just above Lee’s Ferry Patterson’s Ranch, OVERTON—8 m. nw. of St. Thomas, Nevada PAYSON—in upper Tonto Basin, 75 m. w. of Showlow Peach Springs—10 m. ne. of station of same name on Santa Fe, 58 m. w. of Ash Fork Pearce’s Ferry—Colorado r. crossing at mouth of Grand Wash Penrod, PINETOP—12 m. se. of Showlow Percheron, Mortensen, PINEDALE—15 1/2 m. w. of Showlow PHOENIX—Capital of Arizona, in Salt River Valley PIMA, Smithville—in Gila Valley, 6 m. nw. of Thatcher PINE—on Pine Creek, Tonto Basin, 70 m. w. of n. of Roosevelt dam PINEDALE, Percheron, Mortensen—15-1/2 m. w. of Showlow Pine Springs—near Pine Creek in Tonto Basin PINETOP, Penrod—12 m. se. of Showlow PIPE SPRINGS, Winsor Castle—on Mormon road, 20 m. sw. of Kanab PLEASANTON—in Williams Valley, N. M., 36 m. s. of Luna Valley PLEASANT VALLEY—location of sawmill and dairy, 25 m. se. of Flagstaff POMERENE—4 m. n. and e. of Benson
RAMAH, Navajo, Savoia—in N. M., 80 m. ne. of St. Johns RAY—25 m. sw. of Globe Redlands, ASHURST, Cork—about 15 m. nw. of Thatcher REIDHEAD, Beaver Ranch, Woolf Crossing, Lone Pine Crossing—10 m. s. of Taylor RICHVILLE, Walnut Grove, 18 m. s. of St. Johns RIOVILLE, Junction (City)—junction of Muddy r. with Virgin r.
Round Valley, EAGAR—35 m. s. of St. Johns
ST. JOHNS, Salem—St. Johns Stake hdqrs., 60 m. se. of Holbrook ST. JOHNS STAKE—Embraces eastern Arizona, n. of Graham Co.
ST. DAVID—on San Pedro r., 7 m. se. of Benson in se. Arizona ST. JOSEPH—5 m. n. of Overton, n. side of Muddy r., now in Nevada ST. JOSEPH, Allen Camp, Cumorah—on Little Colorado r., 10 m. w. of Holbrook ST. JOSEPH STAKE—embraces se. Arizona, hdqrs. at Thatcher ST. THOMAS—w. side of Muddy, 1-3/4 m. above junction with Virgin r.
SAFFORD—3 m. e. of Thatcher Salem, ST. JOHNS—St. Johns Stake hdqrs., 60 m. se. of Holbrook Salt Lake—33 m. e. of St. Johns; is in New Mexico Salt Mountains—Salt deposits on Virgin r., below St. Thomas San Francisco Mountains—n. of Flagstaff SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.—about 50 m. e. of Los Angeles San Bernardino Ranch—in extreme se. comer of Arizona San Pablo, Hayden’s Ferry, TEMPE—9 m. e. of Phoenix San Pedro—river and valley in se. Arizona Savoia, Navajo, RAMAH—Savoia was 6 m. e. of present Ramah SHOWLOW—22 m. s. of Snowflake SHUMWAY—ward on Silver creek, 7 m. s. of Snowflake Simonsville—was mill location, 6 m. nw. of St. Thomas Smithville, PIMA—6 m. nw. of Thatcher, once St. Joseph Stake hdqrs.
SNOWFLAKE—Snowflake Stake hdqrs., 30 m. s. of Holbrook SNOWFLAKE STAKE—embraces practically Navajo County Soap Creek (Springs)—on Mormon road, 16 m. sw. of Lee’s Ferry SOLOMONVILLE—e. end of Gila Valley SPRINGERVILLE—35 m. se. of St. Johns Stinson Valley—former name of valley in which Snowflake is located STONE’S FERRY, Bonelli’s—Colorado r. crossing, w. of mouth of Virgin r.
Strawberry Valley—in n. Tonto Basin Sulphur Springs Valley—in se. Arizona Sunset, Sunset Crossing—Little Colorado r. settlement, 25 m. w. of St. Joseph Sunset Sawmill—was 7 m. s. of Mormon Dairy Surprise Valley—10 m. nw. of Hunt, along Surprise Creek, 27 m. nw. of St. Johns Surprise Valley—near mouth of Kanab Canyon
Taylor—was settlement across Colorado r., 3 m. w. of St. Joseph
TAYLOR, Bagley, Walker—on Silver Creek, 3 m. s. of Snowflake
TEMPE, San Pablo, Hayden’s Ferry—9 m. e. of Phoenix
Tenney’s Camp, WOODRUFF—on Little Colorado r., 12 m. ne. of Holbrook
THATCHER—St. Joseph Stake hdqrs., in Gila Valley
Tonto Basin—in central Arizona
TUBA (CITY)—on Mormon road, 60 m. se. of Lee’s Ferry
TUBAC—on Santa Cruz r., 42 m. s. of Tucson
Turkey Tanks—about 10 m. ne. of Flagstaff
Union, Omer, Amity, EAGAR—ward embraced Round Valley settlements
Utahville, Fort Utah, LEHI, Jonesville—3 m. ne. of Mesa
Ute Ford, Vado de los Padres, CROSSING OF THE FATHERS—on Colorado r.,
just n. of Arizona line
Vermilion Cliffs—w. of Colorado r., extending into both Arizona and Utah VERNON—ward includes Concho and Hunt branches VIRDEN—just over New Mexico line on Gila r., 8 m. ne. of Franklin
Walker, Bagley, TAYLOR—on Silver Creek, 3 m. s. of Snowflake Walnut Grove, RICHVILLE—18 m. s. of St. Johns on Little Colorado r.
West Point, LOGAN—s. of Muddy r., 15 m. w. of St. Joseph, Nevada Whitewater—22 m. e. of Tombstone.
Wilford—6 m. sw. of Heber, 56 m. sw. of Holbrook Williams Valley—in New Mexico, 36 m. s. of Luna Valley Willow Springs—on Mormon road, 7 m. nw. of Tuba Winsor, Mt. Carmel—was United Order ward in Long Valley n. of Kanab Winsor Castle, PIPE SPRINGS—on Mormon road, 20 m. sw. of Kanab WOODRUFF, Tenney’s Camp—ward on Little Colorado r., 12 m. se. of Holbrook Woolf Crossing, ranch, Beaver ranch, Lone Pine, Reidhead—10 m. s. of Taylor Woodland, Fairview, LAKESIDE—3 m. nw. of Pinetop
Zenos, Hayden, Mesaville, MESA—16 m. e. of Phoenix