Beardsley, Arizona

Beardsley, Arizona
Populated place
Photo of Beardsley’s Sheep pens in 1908.
Photo of Beardsley’s Sheep pens in 1908.
Beardsley is located in Arizona
Beardsley
Beardsley
Location of Beardsley in Arizona
Coordinates: 33°39′41″N 112°22′45″W / 33.66139°N 112.37917°W / 33.66139; -112.37917
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation
[1]
1,263 ft (385 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code602
FIPS code04-05420
GNIS feature ID1154

Beardsley is a populated place situated within the Sun City West CDP in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,263 feet (385 m) above sea level, and was named for William H. Beardsley, an irrigation pioneer[3] who began an irrigation project at this location in 1888.[1]

History

The town began in 1880 around a railroad station.[4] Much of town was bulldozed in the 1940s to make way for the railroad.[5] For years it served as a sheep shearing point on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad.[4]

Beardsley's population was 12 in the 1960 census.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Beardsley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Beardsley (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Arizona Water Pioneers - William Beardsley". waterwisewisdom.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. ^ a b Bercu, William M. "Beardsley Arizona". saltriverstories.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. ^ "Beardsley". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  6. ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.