Aripine, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
  Aripine, Arizona Location of Aripine in Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 34°24′30″N 110°25′51″W / 34.40833°N 110.43083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Joppa | 1883 |
| Elevation | 6,427 ft (1,959 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-03165 |
| GNIS feature ID | 25737 |
Aripine is a populated place situated in Navajo County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 6,427 feet (1,959 m) above sea level.[1]
History[edit]
Originally named Joppa, it was begun as a Mormon settlement in 1883.[3] The Joppa name was discontinued in 1913, and the location was re-established as Aripine in 1922.[3] The name is derived as a combination of the first three letters of Arizona, and the flora of local forests.
Aripine's population was 60 in 1940.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Aripine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Aripine (in Navajo County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ a b Barnes, Will C. (1960). Arizona Place Names. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. pp. 233–234. LCCN 59063657.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 85.
