Allentown, Arizona

Allentown, Arizona
Populated place
Allentown, Arizona is located in Arizona
Allentown, Arizona
Allentown, Arizona
Location of Allentown in Arizona
Allentown, Arizona is located in the United States
Allentown, Arizona
Allentown, Arizona
Allentown, Arizona (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°17′31″N 109°09′30″W / 35.29194°N 109.15833°W / 35.29194; -109.15833
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Elevation
[1]
6,145 ft (1,873 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-01780
GNIS feature ID24302[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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Allentown, Arizona
  2. ^ "Allentown, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. ^ "Allentown, Arizona – Railroad Route 66 Town". Legends of America.
  4. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (1960). Arizona place names. University of Arizona Press. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 5, 2017.

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