Vakamok, Arizona | |
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Coordinates: 31°42′20″N112°01′51″W / 31.70556°N 112.03083°W Coordinates: 31°42′20″N112°01′51″W / 31.70556°N 112.03083°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Pima |
Elevation | 2,264 ft (690 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
Area code(s) | 520 |
FIPS code | 04-78715 |
GNIS feature ID | 24671 |
Vakamok is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to the international border with Mexico. [2] Historically, it has been known by several names, including Comot, Comoti, and Rusty Shovel. Vakamok is an O'odham word meaning "rusty". The traditional O'odham name for the village was Popolo Vakamakatuk, but the current name was made official as a result of a decision in 1941 by the Board on Geographic Names. It has an estimated elevation of 2,264 feet (690 m) above sea level. [1]
Choulic is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The name means "corner" in the O'odham language. It has an estimated elevation of 2,480 feet (760 m) above sea level.
Emika is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The name comes from the O'odham language, meaning "my clearing". It has an estimated elevation of 2,283 feet (696 m) above sea level.
Kahachi Miliuk is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the Fresnal Canyon on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, and its name is derived from the three O'odham words: ge, aji, and meliwkud, meaning "big", "skinny" and "place where runners end a race". It has an estimated elevation of 2,956 feet (901 m) above sea level.
Kaihon Kug, also historically known as Old Quijotoa Well, is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Kaihon Kug became officially recognized as its name by a decision of the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) in 1941. The name means "box stands" in the O'odham language, although kaihon is a borrowed word from the Spanish, cajon. At the time of the BGN decision, there was some discussion as to the spelling of the two words; the board decided to use the O'odham spelling for Kaihon, and chose Kug, rather than Kuk, to diminish any confusion with the O'odham word for "cries". It has an estimated elevation of 2,001 feet (610 m) above sea level.
Kom Vo is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The name is derived from the Tohono O'odham ko:m wo'o, meaning "hackberry pond". Historically, it has also been known by Comeva, Comova, and Comovo, which are all variants with the same meaning. It has an estimated elevation of 1,772 feet (540 m) above sea level.
Kuakatch is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 2,142 feet (653 m) above sea level. Historically, it has also been known as Kookatsh, Pozo de Federico, and Walls Well. The last variation was derived from Frederick Wall, who dug a well just south of the Tohono O'odham village in the late 1800s. The name was officially designated as Kuakatch by a Board on Geographic Names decision in 1941. Kuakatch is derived from the Tohono O'odham phrase, ku:kaj, meaning "its end", referring to the nearby mountain, thus Kuakatch means "end of the mountain".
Kui Tatk is a populated place located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 2,044 feet (623 m) above sea level. Its name means "mesquite root" in the Tohono O'odham language. Historically it has also been known by the variant, Kvitatk. It has also incorrectly been identified as Iron Pipe, which is the name of a village which sprang up around a steam pump built by miners about a mile away. The name, and its current spelling, was reached as a decision by the Board on Geographic Names in 1941. The original Indian settlement was abandoned in the 1850s, when its inhabitants migrated to different locations such as Gu Oidak, Pan Tak, and Gu Chuapo.
Kupk is a populated place located on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,844 feet (562 m) above sea level. Its name is derived from the Tohono O'odham ku:pik, meaning dam or dike.
Makgum Havoka, also known as Makumivooka, is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,863 feet (568 m) above sea level. Makum is an O'odham word for black-striped caterpillar, which the O'odham boiled and ate, while havoka is the O'odham word for pond, so the name translates as "caterpillar pond". In 1939 the Bureau of Indian Affairs petitioned the USGS to officially decide between Makumivooka and Makgum Havoka. On April 10, 1941, the Board on Geographic Names issued their decision, officially naming the village Makgum Havoka.
Noipa Kam is a populated place situated on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 2,110 feet (640 m) above sea level. Its name is derived from the O'odham place name, nowipakam.
Pitoikam is a populated place situated on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Pitoikam means "sycamore place" in the O'odham language. It has also been known as Fresnal, Fresnal Well, Pitoi Kam, and Pitoikam Ranch. It officially became known as Pitoikam as a result of a Board on Geographic Names decision on April 10, 1941, which was the traditional name of the village and the name which the residents preferred to use. It has an estimated elevation of 3,068 feet (935 m) above sea level.
San Luis is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It is one of two locations in Pima County with this name. Its historical O'odham name was Ñu:wĭ Ki:, meaning "Buzzard's House", but in 1939 the O'odham chose to adopt the name of the saint instead. It has also been known as Cobabi and Noli. It has an estimated elevation of 1,795 feet (547 m) above sea level.
Sikort Chuapo is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Historically, the location as also been known as Pozo Redondo, which was the Mexican name based on the last name of the individual who opened the well there. It has also been known as Sikorttjuupo which is the O'odham for "round tank". Sikort Chuapo means "round spring" in O'odham, and became the official name as result of a Board on Geographic Names decision in 1941. It has an estimated elevation of 1,903 feet (580 m) above sea level.
Sikul Himatk is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. From 1893 to 1912, the location was known as Vaheja. Historically, it has also been called Siclehema, Sikulhamakt, Sikulhamatk, and Sikulhimat. It officially became known as Sikul Himatk, which is O'odham meaning "water going around", due to it being situated between two watersheds, in 1941 as a result of a decision by the Board on Geographic Names. It has an estimated elevation of 2,155 feet (657 m) above sea level.
Sivili Chuchg is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States, very near the international border with Mexico. The name comes from the O'odham sivili chuchg, which itself borrowed siwol from Spanish, meaning "onion". The O'odham phrase means "onions standing". It has an estimated elevation of 2,014 feet (614 m) above sea level.
Stan Shuatuk is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States, just north of the international border with Mexico. Historically, it has also been known as Cervantis Well, La Moralita, Molinitos, Molinton, Molonitos, and Serventi Well. In 1941, the name officially became Stan Shuatuk through a decision by the Board on Geographic Names. The name request came through a request by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, who stated that Stan Shuatuk was "used and understood by the residents and Papagos in general." In O'odham, stan shuatuk means "hot water". It has an estimated elevation of 1,772 feet (540 m) above sea level.
Stotonyak is a populated place situated on the San Xavier Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 1,919 feet (585 m) above sea level. To differentiate from the village of a similar name on the Gila River Indian Community, the Office of Indian Affairs recommended that this village use the Papago, or Tohono O'odham spelling, while the Gila River reservation village use the Pima, or Akimel O'otham spelling, Stotonic. The recommendation was followed by the Board on Geographic Names in their 1941 decision. In the O'odham language, stotonyak means "many ants.
Tatai Toak is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The small village is located on the San Xavier Indian Reservation, and its name is derived from the O'odham for "roadrunner mountain". Historically, it has also been known as Road Runner Village, Perigua, and Tatria Toak. The name officially became Tatia Toak by a decision of the Board on Geographic Names in 1964. It has an estimated elevation of 2,241 feet (683 m) above sea level.
Tatkum Vo is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to the international border with Mexico. It is a small village located on the San Xavier Indian Reservation. The name is an O'odham term meaning "snorer's chaco". Historically, it was also erroneously called Serape. The name was made official by a decision of the Board on Geographic Names on April 29, 1941. It has an estimated elevation of 2,287 feet (697 m) above sea level.
Vainom Kug is a populated place situated in Pima County, Arizona, United States. Historically, it has also been known as Kvitak, Kvitatk, Pumphouse, Quijotoa Well, Steam Pump, Steam Pump Village, and Vainomkux. Vainom kug is a O'odham term meaning "iron stands". This is a reference to the nearby abandoned mining works of the Weldon Mining Company. The name became official as a result of a Board on Geographic Names decision in 1941. It has an estimated elevation of 2,064 feet (629 m) above sea level.