Inspiration, Arizona

Inspiration is an unincorporated community in Gila County, Arizona, in the United States.^[1]

History

A post office called Inspiration was established in 1917, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1983.^[2] According to tradition, the community was so named when a local prospector dreamed of finding a mine, and his dream came true.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Inspiration, Arizona
↑ "Gila County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
↑ Blackwood, Alisa (April 15, 2001). "Whimsical names mark Arizona towns". Reading Eagle. pp. E11. Retrieved 23 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Gila County, Arizona, United States

County seat: Globe

City	Globe

Towns	Hayden‡ Miami Payson Star Valley Winkelman‡

CDPs	Bear Flat Beaver Valley Canyon Day Carrizo Cedar Creek Central Heights-Midland City Christopher Creek Claypool Copper Hill Cutter Deer Creek Dripping Springs East Globe East Verde Estates El Capitan Freedom Acres Flowing Springs Geronimo Estates Gisela Haigler Creek Hunter Creek Icehouse Canyon Jakes Corner Kohls Ranch Mead Ranch Mesa del Caballo Oxbow Estates Peridot‡ Pinal Pine Rock House Roosevelt Round Valley Rye San Carlos Six Shooter Canyon Strawberry Tonto Basin Tonto Village Top-of-the-World‡ Washington Park Wheatfields Whispering Pines Young

Unincorporated communities	Aztec Lodge Coffeepot Dagger Inspiration Punkin Center

Indian reservations	Fort Apache‡ San Carlos Apache‡

Ghost towns	Bellevue Christmas McMillenville

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 33°24′45″N 110°53′00″W / 33.41250°N 110.88333°W / 33.41250; -110.88333

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