Heaton, Arizona

33°04′44″N 112°08′05″W / 33.07889°N 112.13472°W / 33.07889; -112.13472CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyPinalElevation1,197 ft (365 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)Area code520FIPS code04-32285GNIS feature ID24456

Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.^[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level.^[1]

History

Originally called Maricopa Station, it served as a stop on the railroad line, where passengers transferred to stagecoach. The post office at this location was simply named Maricopa. During a land boom in the late 1880s, it was thought that this stop would become a railway stop on the line directly connecting to Phoenix. As expansion into a town was being considered if the planned rail connection became reality, the expanded community was to be named Maricopaville.^[1] In 1887, when the rail line connection went to Maricopa Junction (present day Maricopa) instead, the town's expansion was abandoned, and the name of the town was changed to its current Heaton.^[3]

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