"Seeking freedom from efforts to suppress polygamy, several Mormon families left Utah and settled here in 1885, calling their place Hardscrabble. Erastus Snow, a prominent Mormon, suggested the name "Fredonia" because the families were seeking freedom from Federal Laws. Locally the name is said to imply that as the Spanish word for "wife" (dona), men living three miles north in Utah sent their extra wives to Fredonia to escape law enforcement, whence "Free-the wife". P.O. Est April 6, 1892; William S. Lewis PM Incorporated March 5, 1956"
Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona's names : X marks the place Falconer Pub. Co. : distributed by Treasure Chest Publications, c1983. P. 247 Websites
Arizona Department of Commerce, Fredonia, Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/frednia.pdf
Arizonan.com- Fredonia, Arizona
http://arizonan.com/Fredonia/
Fredonia Public Library.
118 N. Main St.P.O. Box 217
Fredonia, AZ 86022
928-643-7137
Books/Manuscripts
History of Fredonia, Arizona, 1885-1985 / Gracia N. Jones, Janice F. DeMille
F819.F73 J65 1986
History of Fredonia
CM MSM-64
Fredonia, Arizona: Community Profiles, Varied Dates from 1975-
CE EPH DTO-FREDONIA.1 Hayden Arizona Collection
Fredonia, Arizona: Informational Brochures.
FE EPH DTO-FREDONIA.1
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