Heaton, Arizona

Heaton, Arizona
Populated Place
Heaton Location within the state of Arizona Show map of Arizona Heaton Heaton (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 33°04′44″N112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472 Coordinates: 33°04′44″N112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Pinal
Elevation [1]	1,197 ft (365 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s)	520
FIPS code	04-32285
GNIS feature ID	24456

Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. ^[2] 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] It has an estimated elevation of 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level. ^[1]

References

1. "Feature Detail Report for: Heaton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
2. "Heaton (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved November 25, 2016.
3. "Feature Detail Report for: Maricopa". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.