Kinlichee, Arizona

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Kinlichee, Arizona
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Kinlichee
Kinlichee (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°45′22″N109°25′32″W / 35.75611°N 109.42556°W / 35.75611; -109.42556
Country United States
State Arizona
County Apache
Elevation
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6,660 ft (2,030 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code 928
FIPS code 04-37760
GNIS feature ID 25267

Kinlichee, also known historically as Kin Li Chee, Kin-Li-Chee, or Kin-li-Chee, is a populated place situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States, six miles north-northeast of Ganado. [2] The current name was officially recognized as a result of a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1983. It has an estimated elevation of 6,660 feet (2,030 m) above sea level. [1] The name is derived from the Navajo kin dah łichíí’, which means "red house up at an elevation". [3]

The location has a boarding school, Kin Dah Łichí'í Ólta', which opened in its most recent incarnation in 1999. [4] [5] The town is also home to a unique bed and breakfast, Tse Li Gah Sinil. An octagonal log structure, the lodging establishment allows visitors to spend the night in a traditional Navajo hogan. [6]

Kinlichee was home to Nelson J. "Jerome" McCabe, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Navajo Nation. McCabe died in 2014, and is buried in the Kinlichee Community Cemetery. [7] Craig Curley, a Native American distance runner, was also born in Kinlichee. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Kinlichee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Kinlichee (in Apache County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (2013). Native American Placenames of the Southwest: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 51. ISBN   978-0806189147.
  4. ↑ "About Our School". Kin Dah Lichí'í Olta Middle School. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kinlichee Rededicated". Navajo Area Newsletter. 12. Bureau of Indian Affairs. 1982. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Shane (May 20, 2013). "Our 10 Favorite B&Bs". Travel + Leisure. Archived from the original on November 6, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nelson J. "Jerome" McCabe". Farmington Daily Times. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ Babbit, Bob. "Craig Curley: The Pride Of Navajo Nation". running.competitor.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
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