Wheatfields, Apache County, Arizona
Populated place in Arizona, United States
36°14′16″N 109°07′43″W / 36.23778°N 109.12861°W / 36.23778; -109.12861Wheatfields is a populated place situated in Apache County, Arizona, United States, right along the border with New Mexico.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 7,287 feet (2,221 m) above sea level.[1] It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being a CDP in Gila County. In 1909, the US Government set up an irrigation project to assist the Navajo residents.[3] It is a chapter of the Navajo Nation.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Wheatfields". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wheatfields (in Apache County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
- ^ Barnes, Will C. (1960). Arizona Place Names. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona Press. p. 25. LCCN 59063657.
- ^ "Tsaile / Wheatfields / Blackrock Chapter". tsaile.navajochapters.org. Retrieved 2020-02-28.
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Municipalities and communities of Apache County, Arizona, United States
County seat: St. Johns
- Alpine
- Burnside
- Chinle
- Concho
- Cornfields
- Cottonwood
- Del Muerto
- Dennehotso
- Fort Defiance
- Ganado
- Greer
- Houck
- Klagetoh
- Lukachukai
- Lupton
- Many Farms
- McNary‡
- Nazlini
- Nutrioso
- Oak Springs
- Red Mesa
- Red Rock
- Rock Point
- Rough Rock
- Round Rock
- St. Michaels
- Sanders
- Sawmill
- Sehili
- Steamboat
- Teec Nos Pos
- Toyei
- Tsaile
- Vernon
- Wide Ruins
- Window Rock
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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