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Heaton, Arizona

Coordinates: 33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472
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Heaton, Arizona
Heaton is located in Arizona
Heaton
Heaton
Location within the state of Arizona
Heaton is located in the United States
Heaton
Heaton
Heaton (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Elevation1,197 ft (365 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-32285
GNIS feature ID24456

Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level.[1]

History

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Heaton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  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, United States Department of the Interior.