Arizola, Arizona

Arizola is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,437 feet (438 m) above sea level.[1]

Arizola, Arizona
Populated place
Arizola is located in Arizona
Arizola
Arizola
Location of Arizola in Arizona
Coordinates: 32°51′04″N 111°42′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Elevation
[1]
1,437 ft (438 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP codes
85222
Area code520
FIPS code04-03460
GNIS feature ID765

The community was named by combining Arizona and Ola Thomas, the daughter of an early settler.[3]

History

Arizola's population was 20 in the 1960 census.[4] The town was the center of an attempted swindle by James Addison Reavis, the so-called "Baron of Arizona".[5] Reavis claimed to own all water and minerals in a purported Spanish land grant.[6]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Arizola". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Arizola (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  3. Stewart, George R. (1970). American place-names; a concise and selective dictionary for the continental United States of America. New York: Oxford University Press.
  4. "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
  5. Jackson, Jeff (20 June 2020). "Reavis put Arizola on map ignominiously". Tri-Valley Dispatch. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. Barnes, Will C. (1960). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 290.
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