Arizona Gazetteer
San Francisco River is a physical feature (stream) in Greenlee County. The primary coordinates for San Francisco River places it within the AZ 85533 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | San Francisco River |
| Category: | Arizona physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Heads on the S slope of Noble Mountain, about 3.5 mi NW of Alpine in Apache NF, and flows generally E into NM to the NE end of the San Francisco Mountains, the S into Gila NF, and then SW into AZ and Apache NF to the Gila River about 6 mi SW of Clifton. |
| History: | Named in 1825 by James Ohio Pattie for the San Francisco Mountains from which it was assumed to flow. The 1874 General Surveys Map showed the stream as Francisco River (AZ-T1). |
| County: | Greenlee County |
| Latitude: | 32.9761743 |
| Longitude: | -109.3720169 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for San Francisco River: San Francisco River.
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 San Francisco River does not include property ownership information.
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Clifton, AZ
(6.8 miles NE) Morenci, AZ (7.1 miles N) York, AZ (11.4 miles ESE) |
San Jose, AZ
(16.7 miles SW) Solomon, AZ (19 miles SW) |
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Aragon Place, AZ
(< 0.1 mile) Maques Place, AZ (< 0.1 mile) East Plantsite, AZ (5.8 miles NNE) |
Plantsite, AZ
(6 miles NNE) Stargo, AZ (6.4 miles N) |
