Arizona Gazetteer
Horse Mesa is a physical feature (summit) in Maricopa County. The primary coordinates for Horse Mesa places it within the AZ 85118 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Horse Mesa |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Summit |
| History: | So named since its earliest history because local stockmen brought their horses here to pasture. The mesa has good forage and a narrow entrance which the stockmen blocked. In 1917 Professor Aubrey Drury (Southern Pacific Railroad) proposed the name 'Vaquero Meso' (Cowboy Mesa in Spanish) as the name was more attractive. The name was approved that year by the U.S. Geographic Board. In 1932, the Board, at the request of the U.S. Forest Service, approved the name 'Horse Mesa' (US-T121). |
| County: | Maricopa County |
| Latitude: | 33.5737244 |
| Longitude: | -111.3109847 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Horse Mesa: Horse Mesa.
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 Horse Mesa does not include property ownership information.
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