Heaton, Arizona

Heaton, Arizona
Populated Place
Heaton
Heaton

Location within the state of Arizona

Coordinates: 33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472Coordinates: 33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pinal
Elevation[1] 1,197 ft (365 m)
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
 • Summer (DST) MST (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 520
FIPS code 04-32285
GNIS feature ID 24456

Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona.[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

  1. 1 2 3 "Feature Detail Report for: Heaton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Heaton (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Maricopa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
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