Tolchico, also known as Tolchaco or Tolchiko, is a populated place situated in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.[2] Tolchico is derived from tolchiko, which is the Navajo term for the Colorado River. The name became official as a result of a Board on Geographic Names decision in April 1915. It has an estimated elevation of 4,669 feet (1,423 m) above sea level.[1]
In the 1880s Hermann Woolf kept a trading post here, termed Tolchico, Navajo for "river ford". Consequently, the ford here is referred to as Wolf Crossing.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Tolchico". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tolchico (in Coconino County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Woodhouse, Samuel Washington; Woodhouse, S. W. (2007). From Texas to San Diego in 1851: The Overland Journal of Dr. S.W. Woodhouse, Surgeon-naturalist of the Sitgreaves Expedition. Texas Tech University Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-89672-597-3.
External links
- Tolchico – ghosttowns.com
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