Walnut Grove is an archaic placename in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 3,668 feet (1,118 m) above sea level.[1]
Walnut Grove, Arizona | |
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Walnut Grove Location within the state of Arizona Walnut Grove Walnut Grove (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 34°16′59″N 112°32′55″W / 34.28306°N 112.54861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arizona |
County | Yavapai |
Elevation | 3,668 ft (1,118 m) |
Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
Area code | 928 |
FIPS code | 04-80850 |
GNIS feature ID | 35860 |
When Prescott was selected as capital of the Arizona Territory in 1864, an amendment to select Walnut Grove as the capital instead failed on a 9-8 vote, as did votes to locate the capital at La Paz or a new proposed town to be called Aztlan.[3]
The Walnut Grove mining district was defined in 1864 and named after the Walnut Grove settlement.[4]
A Wheeler Survey party came through in October 1871, and stated "At Walnut Grove is a settlement where we found well cultivated lands." A post office was established in 1874.[5] The settlement of Walnut Grove is reference several times in Arizona as it is; or, The coming country (1877) by Hiram C. Hodge.[6] The failure of the Walnut Grove Dam in 1890 killed over 100.[5]
The Walnut Grove Elementary School District was founded to serve the community around 1875. A one-room schoolhouse operated into the 1980s.[7] The district was disestablished due to lack of students in 2021.[8]
A 2008 historical survey of Walnut Creek Cemetery described Walnut Creek as a ghost town. The cemetery, containing between 140 and 180 graves, is located off Wagoner Road.[10]