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Heaton, Arizona
Heaton is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,197 feet (365 m) above sea level.[1] HistoryOriginally called Maricopa Station, it served as a stop on the railroad line, where passengers transferred to stagecoach. The post office at this location was simply named Maricopa. During a land boom in the late 1880s, it was thought that this stop would become a railway stop on the line directly connecting to Phoenix. As expansion into a town was being considered if the planned rail connection became reality, the expanded community was to be named Maricopaville.[1] In 1887, when the rail line connection went to Maricopa Junction (present day Maricopa) instead, the town's expansion was abandoned, and the name of the town was changed to its current Heaton.[3] References
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