Chambers, Arizona

Chambers, Arizona
Unincorporated community
Chambers, Arizona is located in Arizona
Chambers, Arizona
Chambers, Arizona
Chambers, Arizona is located in the United States
Chambers, Arizona
Chambers, Arizona
Coordinates: 35°11′19″N 109°25′59″W / 35.18861°N 109.43306°W / 35.18861; -109.43306
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyApache
Elevation
[1]
5,755 ft (1,754 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
ZIP code
86502
Area code928
GNIS feature ID24356[1]

Chambers is an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States.[1] Chambers is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 191, 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Holbrook. Chambers has a post office with ZIP code 86502.[2]

History

Chambers was named after Edward Chambers, Vice President of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad system. Chambers was responsible for opening the town's first post office in 1907.[citation needed]

While not named after him, Charles Chambers was responsible for setting up a small trading post in Chambers, Arizona. The name was changed to Halloysite for a period in honor of clay that was mined nearby, but changed back to Chambers on June 1, 1930.[3]

The population of Chambers was estimated as 150 in the 1960 census.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambers, Arizona
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Granger, Byrd H. (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 7. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.

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