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"In July 1881, John M. Moody bought the Conley Ranch where in 1882 he was joined by four other Mormon families. Layton selected the first townsite on May 13, 1883, but in 1885 chose a new townsite one half mile to the south on higher land that he purchased October 9, 1885. The name had already been selected as a result of a Christmas visit by the Mormon Apostle Moses Thatcher together with Apostle Erasmus Snow in 1882."

Post Office Established March 10, 1888.

Barnes, Will C.; Granger, Byrd (ed.) Arizona Place Names University of Arizona Press. 1960.
P. 132

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Websites

Arizona Department of Commerce Community Profiles- Thatcher Arizona
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/pdf/commasst/comm/thatcher.pdf

Thatcher Arizona Local Government Website
http://www.geocities.com/thatcher_az/

Arizonan.com Thatcher, Arizona
http://arizonan.com/Thatcher/
 

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Sites to See

Graham County Historical Society Museum
3430 W Main St Thatcher AZ 85552
(520) 348-0470

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Books/Manuscripts found in the ASU Library Catalog

A history of Thatcher, Arizona / by Wayne Stout.
F819 .T45 S76

100 years in Thatcher, 1883-1983 / [editor and producer, Helen R. Cole]
F 819.T45 O5X 1983

The 25th Stake of Zion, 1883-1983 : St. Joseph Stake, February 25, 1883--Thatcher Arizona Stake, February 1, 1974 / [Book chairman and editor, Fenton W. Taylor].
BX 8615.A7 T8x
 

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Items on the Arizona and Southwest Index

Biography of Catherine Rankin Pace, 1860-1950.
CB BIO PAC,CAT

Biography of William Wilson, 1857-1931.
CB BIO WIL,WIL

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Last Updated: July 26, 2002
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