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
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
- ^ a b c "Feature Detail Report for: Heaton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Heaton (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Maricopa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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