Stoval, Arizona

Stoval, Arizona
Populated place
Stoval
Location within the state of Arizona
Stoval
Stoval (the US)
Coordinates: 32°45′54″N 113°37′20″W / 32.76500°N 113.62222°W / 32.76500; -113.62222Coordinates: 32°45′54″N 113°37′20″W / 32.76500°N 113.62222°W / 32.76500; -113.62222
Country United States
State Arizona
County Yuma
Elevation[1] 400 ft (122 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s) 928
FIPS code 04-69970
GNIS feature ID 24631

Stoval is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, approximately 70 miles east of Yuma.[2] Originally established as a stagecoach stop in 1869, named Grinnell Station after its first station master Henry Grinnell, it later served as a railroad station on the Southern Pacific Railroad. Around 1875 the name was changed to Texas Hill, after a group of emigrants from Texas who were supposedly killed in the area.[1] In 1882-83 Oscar F. Thornton emigrated from California and established a farming community near the station. Due to the fertility of the farmland, he named his community Christvale.[3] Thornton became the first postmaster of the Christvale post office when it was established on September 25, 1888.[1] Railroad personnel did not like the name, however, and shortened it to Chrystoval (or Crystoval). With the advent of the telegraph, the name was further shortened to its present-day Stoval in approximately 1911, in order to save on telegraphing. After closing down at some point, the post office was re-established on May 21, 1914, under the name of Stoval.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 400 feet (120 m) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Feature Detail Report for: Stoval". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Stoval (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  3. 1 2 Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 427. ISBN 0816534950.


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