Horse Thief, Arizona

Horse Thief, Arizona
Populated place
Country United States
State Arizona
County Yavapai
Time zone Mountain (MST) (UTC-7)
  Summer (DST) MST (UTC-7)
Area code(s) 928
FIPS code 04-33420
GNIS feature ID 42834

Horse Thief is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona. It has an estimated elevation of 2,920 feet (890 m) above sea level.[1] Its name is derived from a ranch which used to exist in the area and be used by several notorious horse rustlers as an area to store their stolen merchandise.[2]

References

  1. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. pp. 211–12. ISBN 0816534950.
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