Groom Creek is an unincorporated community in Yavapai County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. [1]
A post office called Groom Creek was in operation between 1901 and 1942. [2] The community was named for Robert W. Groom, a prospector. [3]
It is in the Prescott Unified School District, [4] which operates Prescott High School.
Yavapai County is a county near the center of the U.S. state of Arizona. As of the 2020 census, its population was 236,209, making it the fourth-most populous county in Arizona. The county seat is Prescott.
Black Canyon City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population is 2,677 as of the 2020 census.
Chino Valley is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. According to the 2020 United States census, the population of the town is 13,020.
Cordes Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,058 at the 2000 census. The Agua Fria National Monument lies to the east and south of the community and Arcosanti is to the north.
Dewey–Humboldt is a town in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population of the town was 3,894 according to the 2010 census. The Dewey–Humboldt area was a census-designated place (CDP) at the 2000 census, at which time its population was 3,453.
Peeples Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census.
Prescott is a city in and the county seat of Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. As of 2020 Census, the city's population was 45,827.
Wilhoit is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 664 at the 2000 census.
Williamson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 3,776 at the 2000 census and 6,196 at the 2020 census. The name "Wiliamson" is a misnomer, perhaps propagated by federal bureaucratic error; the area has long been known as "Williamson Valley" after the major road through the area, Williamson Valley Road.
Yarnell is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population of Yarnell was 649 at the 2010 census. Yarnell's economy is based on ranching, mining and services to travelers and retirees. Peeples Valley, three miles north, is closely linked to Yarnell.
The Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, formerly known as the Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, a federally recognized tribe of Yavapai people. Fewer than 200 people are enrolled in the tribe.
Skull Valley School District is a school district in Yavapai County, Arizona. It operates a single public K-8 school, Skull Valley Elementary School, in Skull Valley. The school has four teachers and generally 20–30 students. Enrollment in 2017 was 14 students.
Iron Springs is an unincorporated community in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, in the Prescott National Forest. It lies along Iron Springs Road northwest of the city of Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai County. Its elevation is 6,073 feet (1,851 m). Although Iron Springs is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 86330.
Kirkland is an unincorporated community in central Yavapai County, Arizona, United States, near the Weaver Mountains. It is southwest of the city of Prescott, the county seat of Yavapai County. Its elevation is 3,930 feet (1,198 m). Although Kirkland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 86332.
In Arizona, the Chino Valley Unified School District #51 is a school district in Yavapai County, Arizona.
The Prescott Unified School District (PUSD) is a school district serving Prescott, Arizona. It operates four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school. The superintendent is Joe Howard.
Robert W. Groom was an American surveyor and politician served as a member of the California State Assembly, representing California's 1st State Assembly district from 1858 to 1859 and 1860 to 1861. He was previously a miner, and used his surveying skills to help lay down the communities of Prescott and Wickenburg. The community of Groom Creek, Arizona, is named after him.
Ponderosa Park is a populated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. Initially homesteaded in 1884 and named after ponderosa pines, the settlement is five miles south of Arizona State Route 89 in Prescott National Forest.
Hillside is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The town was named because it sits on a hillside by Date Creek. A post office was established here on July 31, 1888. It has an estimated elevation of 3,858 feet (1,176 m) above sea level.
Walnut Grove is an archaic placename in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 3,668 feet (1,118 m) above sea level.