Beardsley, Arizona
Populated place in Arizona, United States
33°39′41″N 112°22′45″W / 33.66139°N 112.37917°W / 33.66139; -112.37917[1]
Beardsley is a populated place situated within the Sun City West CDP in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,263 feet (385 m) above sea level, and was named for William H. Beardsley, an irrigation pioneer[3] who began an irrigation project at this location in 1888.[1]
History
The town began in 1880 around a railroad station.[4] Much of town was bulldozed in the 1940s to make way for the railroad.[5] For years it served as a sheep shearing point on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad.[4]
Beardsley's population was 12 in the 1960 census.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Beardsley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Beardsley (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Water Pioneers - William Beardsley". waterwisewisdom.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ a b Bercu, William M. "Beardsley Arizona". saltriverstories.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Beardsley". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
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Municipalities and communities of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Phoenix
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- Apache Wells
- Arrowhead Ranch
- Beardsley
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- Laveen
- Leisure World
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- San Lucy Village
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- Sunflower
- Sunnyslope
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- Totopitk
- Waddell
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former populated places
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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