Allentown, Arizona
Allentown, Arizona | |
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Populated place | |
Allentown, Arizona Location of Allentown in Arizona Allentown, Arizona Allentown, Arizona (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°17′31″N 109°09′30″W / 35.29194°N 109.15833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Apache |
| Elevation | 6,145 ft (1,873 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 928 |
| FIPS code | 04-01780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24302[1] |
Allentown, is a populated place located in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 6,145 feet (1,873 m) above sea level.
Allentown got its start c. 1881 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] The community was named after the railroad construction superintendent Allan Johnson, who in later years returned to the area and took to cattle ranching.[4] A post office called Allantown was established in 1924, and remained in operation until 1930.[5]
The site of Allentown is included within the boundaries of the census-designated place of Houck
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allentown, Arizona
- ^ "Allentown, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
- ^ "Allentown, Arizona – Railroad Route 66 Town". Legends of America.
- ^ Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 3.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
External links
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