Stoval, Arizona

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Stoval, Arizona
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Stoval
Stoval (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°45′54″N113°37′20″W / 32.76500°N 113.62222°W / 32.76500; -113.62222 Coordinates: 32°45′54″N113°37′20″W / 32.76500°N 113.62222°W / 32.76500; -113.62222
Country United States
State Arizona
County Yuma
Elevation
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400 ft (122 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s) 928
FIPS code 04-69970
GNIS feature ID 24631

Stoval is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States, located approximately 70 miles east of Yuma. [2] Originally established as a stagecoach stop in 1869, named Grinnell Station after its first station master Henry Grinnell, it later served as a railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad's Sunset Route. Circa 1875 the name was changed to Texas Hill, after a group of emigrants from Texas who were supposedly killed in the area. [1] In 1882–83, Oscar F. Thornton emigrated from California and established a farming community near the station. Due to the fertility of the farmland, he named his community Christvale. [3] Thornton became the first postmaster of the Christvale post office when it was established on September 25, 1888. [1] Railroad personnel did not like the name, however, and shortened it to Chrystoval (or Crystoval). With the advent of the telegraph, the name was further shortened to its present-day Stoval in approximately 1911, in order to save on telegraphing. After closing down at some point, the post office was re-established on May 21, 1914, under the name of Stoval. [3] It has an estimated elevation of 400 feet (120 m) above sea level. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Feature Detail Report for: Stoval". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Stoval (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 427. ISBN   978-0816534951.