Chambers is an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[1] Chambers is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 191, 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Holbrook. Chambers has a post office with ZIP code 86502.[2]
History
Chambers was named after Edward Chambers, Vice President of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad system. Chambers was responsible for opening the town's first post office in 1907.[citation needed]
While not named after him, Charles Chambers was responsible for setting up a small trading post in Chambers, Arizona. The name was changed to Halloysite for a period in honor of clay that was mined nearby, but changed back to Chambers on June 1, 1930.[3]
The population of Chambers was estimated as 150 in the 1960 census.[4]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambers, Arizona
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Granger, Byrd H. (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 7. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
External links
Media related to Chambers, Arizona at Wikimedia Commons
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