Chiapuk, Arizona

Last updated
Chiapuk, Arizona
Populated place
USA Arizona location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Chiapuk, Arizona
Location within the state of Arizona
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Chiapuk, Arizona
Chiapuk, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°32′09″N112°08′06″W / 32.53583°N 112.13500°W / 32.53583; -112.13500 Coordinates: 32°32′09″N112°08′06″W / 32.53583°N 112.13500°W / 32.53583; -112.13500
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pinal
Elevation
[1]
1,909 ft (582 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s) 520
FIPS code 04-12510
GNIS feature ID 2806

Chiapuk, also known as Copperopolis and Copperosity, is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. [2] The word Chiapuk means "spring" in the O'odham language, and the variant name Copperosity is derived from the proximity of the Copperosity Mine. During the late 1880s, the local post office was known as the Copperopolis Post Office. It has an estimated elevation of 1,909 feet (582 m) above sea level. [1]

Related Research Articles

Copperopolis may refer to:

Magma, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Magma was a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,519 feet (463 m) above sea level.

Burns, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Burns is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United states. It was named after a cattleman who resided in the area in 1898. It has an estimated elevation of 1,578 feet (481 m) above sea level.

Casa del Oro, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Casa del Oro is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 3,868 feet (1,179 m) above sea level.

Copperopolis, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Copperopolis is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 3,356 feet (1,023 m) above sea level.

Enid, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Enid is a populated place situated primarily in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, with portions in Maricopa County. It has an estimated elevation of 1,293 feet (394 m) above sea level.

Friendly Corners, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Friendly Corners is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,663 feet (507 m) above sea level.

Heaton, Arizona Populated Place in Arizona, United States

Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. 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. In 1887, when the rail line connection went to Maricopa Junction instead, the town's expansion was abandoned, and the name of the town was changed to its current Heaton. It has an estimated elevation of 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level.

Laguna, Pinal County, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Laguna is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being located in Yuma County. It has an estimated elevation of 1,608 feet (490 m) above sea level.

La Palma, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

La Palma was established in 1927 and is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,470 feet (450 m) above sea level. The name is Spanish for "Palm".

Nariska, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Nariska is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,952 feet (595 m) above sea level.

North Komelik, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

North Komelik, also historically known as Gu Komelik, Komalik, Komelih, Komlih, and Kukomalik, is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The Board on Geographic Names originally designated the official name as Gu Komelik in 1947, before a final decision was made in 1978, changing the official name to the current North Komelik. It has an estimated elevation of 1,608 feet (490 m) above sea level.

Price, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Price is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. A post office under this name existed from 1909 until 1923. There were two people whose last name was Price associated with this location at the time it was named: William Price and B.S. Price. The former was a merchant in nearby Florence, who supplied material for the contractors building the railroad, while the latter was an employee of those contractors. This location was named for one of these two individuals. It has an estimated elevation of 1,581 feet (482 m) above sea level.

Riverside, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Riverside is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,808 feet (551 m) above sea level.

Sif Vaya, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Sif Vaya is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Over the years it has also been known as Bitter Well, Bitter Wells, Bitters Well, and Sivvaxia. Sif Vaya, which means bitter well in O'odham, became the official name as a result of a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941. It has an estimated elevation of 1,965 feet (599 m) above sea level.

Snaketown, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Snaketown is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. An Indian village, it is located on the Gila River Indian Community. In the O'odham language, ska-kaik means "many rattlesnakes", and it is from this term that the village derives its name. Snaketown is the location of the archeological site of the same name. It has an estimated elevation of 1,175 feet (358 m) above sea level.

South Santan, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

South Santan is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,263 feet (385 m) above sea level.

Troy, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Troy, also historically known as either Skinner Village or Skinnerville, is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. Its name became official by a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1965. It has an estimated elevation of 3,638 feet (1,109 m) above sea level.

Wymola, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Wymola is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,755 feet (535 m) above sea level.

Youngberg, Arizona Populated place in Arizona, United States

Youngberg is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Chiapuk". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Chiapuk (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 1, 2016.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)