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"In T.8 S., R.5 E., Papago Village. Papago Indian Reservation, north end Silver Reef mountains. "Name sometimes spelled Chiu-chius-chiu. Is at head of Santa Rosa Valley. Often called 'Chu Chew." Papago word meaning 'many caves in mountains.' Mountain nearby is full of caves, hence the name. It is a very old village." Letter, W.C. Shako."
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1997
P. 93
"According to Lumholtz, there are natural cavities in the ground at this village of Kohatk Pima Indians. To quote one informant, "As far as it being named for caves, I know of no caves in the vicinity and I have lived close to those mountains and climbed some of them many years." Bryan spells the name Tschuhutscho or Tjuitjo. The name has been misspelled Chuichuschu, and Chiu Chuschu, but the usual form is Chuichu. Whites tend to pronounce this "Choochoo". According to white informants, Indians could hear the train and called the train Chuichu, which finally evolved into the name of the village.
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983 p. 149
Located in Pinal County near Casa Grande
1990 Population 330
2000 Population 339
Websites
Local Map of Area
http://uk.multimap.com/wi/51088.htm
The Chuichu survey : evaluation of archaeological sites on the edge
of the Papagueria / W.S. Marmaduke, D.G Robinson
E99.H68
C56x