Allenville, Arizona

Allenville was a community located in Maricopa County, Arizona.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 837 feet (255 m) above sea level.

Allenville, Arizona
Populated place
Allenville
Location of Allenville in Arizona
Coordinates: 33°21′07″N 112°35′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyMaricopa
Elevation837 ft (255 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP codes
85326
Area code(s)623
FIPS code04-01850
GNIS feature ID605

The community was founded in 1944 after Phoenix-area developer Fred Norton subdivided land two miles south of Buckeye, Arizona. The community was named after John Allen, a local, respected African-American man.[3]

In 1969, the town had about 450 residents. A campaign by mayors around the Phoenix area helped bring running water to the community raised $26,000 that year.[4] However, the wells which were dug contained arsenic or were contaminated with salt, so the community continued to import drinking water from nearby Buckeye.[5]

In 1978, the Gila River flooded, devastating the Allenville community, bringing the population down to around 150 people.[5] The community was abandoned after it was ravaged by another flood in 1981. Instead of rebuilding Allenville, most of the community moved to nearby Hopeville, Arizona.[6]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Allenville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Allenville, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. Bolles, Don (August 20, 1969). "Migrants built Allenville". Arizona Republic.
  4. "Allenville water fund goes over top". Arizona Republic. August 24, 1969.
  5. Bommersbach, Jana (July 2, 1978). "A town waits to go home". Arizona Republic.
  6. "Community of Hopeville sprung from '78 flood devastation". Tucson Citizen. March 15, 2001.


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