Mormon Flat (historical) is a physical feature (flat) in Maricopa County. The primary coordinates for Mormon Flat (historical) places it within the AZ 85264 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Mormon Flat (historical) |
Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Flat |
Description: | The flat is at the bend of the Salt River where La Barge Creek flows into it (Will C Barnes' Arizona Place Names, Revised and Enlarged by Byrd H Granger, University of AZ Press, Tucson 1960, p 188). |
History: | Mormon Flat no longer exists because it was innundated by the creation of Canyon Lake prior to 1941. So named because a party of early Mormons were massacred by Apache Indians (Board on Geographic Names (BGN) Staff research). The stories about the Mormon massacres by Apaches were mythical. The Mormons brought stock to graze here in the 1880's (Will C Barnes' Arizona Place Names, Revised and Enlarged by Byrd H Granger, University of AZ Press, Tucson 1960, p 188). |
County: | Maricopa County |
Latitude: | 33.5403246 |
Longitude: | -111.4381872 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Mormon Flat (historical): Mormon Flat (historical).
NOTE: This map shows the HISTORICAL LOCATION of a feature that is no longer visible!
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Mormon Flat (historical) does not include property ownership information.
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