Pinal County
History/Websites/Cities/Sites to See/Books
"Pinal County was formed on February 1, 1875 from parts of Maricopa and Pima Counties. The name may have been derived from that of the Pinal Apaches or possibly from the pine groves in the lofty mountains. Pinal County underwent slight modifications in 1877 to correct a boundary error, and it also lost the Globe District of southern Gila in 1881. Its present area is 3,441,920 acres. Included in it are the Gila River (forming part of its boundary) and part of the San Carlos Indian Reservation. Pinal County varies in its characteristics from the agricultural land around its county seat at Florence to the mountains where many rich mining discoveries have been made.

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. 1960
p. 288

"Formed, 1875, out of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai Counties. There seems to be no definite explanation of the meaning of Pinal. It means "deer" in the Apache language. Spanish called the Apaches who lived in the Pinal mountains "Pinalenos", probably from their name for deer, "Pinal"."

Barnes, Will C. Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. 1997
P. 331

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Websites

County Profile-Arizona Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/county/Pinal.pdf

Local Government Website
http://www.co.pinal.az.us/

Pinal County Visitor Center
http://www.co.pinal.az.us/visitorcenter/

Arizonan.com- Pinal County
http://arizonan.com/PinalCounty/
 

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Cities of County

Arizona City
Blackwater
Casa Grande
Coolidge
Chuichu
Eloy
Florence-County Seat
Kearny
Mammoth
Maricopa
Picacho
San Manuel
Superior

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Sites to See

Pinal County Library District
http://co.pinal.az.us/library/

Casa Grande Valley Historical Society
110 West Florence Boulevard, Casa Grande, AZ 85222
520-836-2223
http://www.cgvhs.org/

Coolidge Historical Society
Coolidge Historical Museum
151 W. Harding
P. O. Box 1186
Coolidge, AZ 85228
Ph (520) 723-7186

Gila River Cultural (Arts & Crafts) Center
west on Casa Blanca Rd from I-10 (exit 175)
P. O. Box 457
Sacaton, AZ 85247
Ph (520) 963-3981 or (800) 472-6298

Pinal County Historical Society and Museum
715 S. Main St.
P. O. Box 851
Florence, AZ 85232
Ph (520) 868-4382
http://www.superstitionmountainmuseum.org/

McFarland Historical State Park
Corner Main St. & Ruggles Ave.
P. O. Box 109
Florence, AZ 85232
Ph (520) 868-5216

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
1100 Ruins Dr.
Coolidge, AZ 85228
Ph (520) 723-3172
http://www.nps.gov/cagr/

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Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog

Casa Grande Valley histories.
F 817 .P6 C37x

Newsletter / Coolidge Historical Society.
F 819 .C67 N48x

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