Lewis Springs, Arizona

Lewis Springs, also called San Pedro Springs after the nearby San Pedro River, is a populated place situated in Cochise County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 4,049 feet (1,234 m) above sea level.[1]

Lewis Springs, Arizona
Populated place
Lewis Springs is located in Arizona
Lewis Springs
Lewis Springs
Location within the state of Arizona
Lewis Springs is located in the United States
Lewis Springs
Lewis Springs
Lewis Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°34′52″N 110°08′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyCochise
Elevation
[1]
4,049 ft (1,234 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-40770
GNIS feature ID24493

History

The site was originally named Fritz Springs, after Fritz Hoffman, who discovered the springs located on the site. Later, the area was purchased by Alpheus Lewis, whose son, Robert, renamed it in honor of his father in the late 1870s.[3][4]

In 1878, Newman Haynes Clanton, known as "Old Man" Clanton, established a ranch in Lewis Springs. His two sons, Ike and Billy Clanton, were involved in the infamous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in nearby Tombstone.[5]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Lewis Springs". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Lewis Springs (in Cochise County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0816534951.
  4. Thrapp, Dan L. (1991). Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press. p. 853. ISBN 0803294190.
  5. "6". Law and Disorder. Booktango. ISBN 1468920723.
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