Sunset, Arizona
| Sunset, Arizona | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
  Sunset, Arizona Location in the state of Arizona | |
| Coordinates: 35°02′40″N 110°39′12″W / 35.04444°N 110.65333°WCoordinates: 35°02′40″N 110°39′12″W / 35.04444°N 110.65333°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Arizona |
| County | Navajo |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Abandoned | 1887 |
| Founded by | Lot Smith and Company |
| Elevation[1] | 4,895 ft (1,492 m) |
| Time zone | MST (no DST) (UTC-7) |
Sunset, Arizona was a town in Navajo County, Arizona located about four miles north-west of Winslow, Arizona. It was settled in 1876 by a group of Latter-day Saints under the direction of Lot Smith. It ceased being a town by 1884 and the last settlers moved out in 1888.[2]
Sunset was one of four Little Colorado River colonies.[3] The other colonies were Joseph City, Brigham City, and Obed. Joseph City is the only remaining colony.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sunset City (historical)
- ↑ Andrew Jenson. Encyclopedic History of the Church. (Salt Lake City: Deseret News Press, 1941) p. 849.
- ↑ Tanner, George S and J Morris Richards, Colonization on the Little Colorado: The Joseph City Region (Flagstaff, Arizona: 1977) xiii.
- ↑ Tanner, George S and J Morris Richards, Colonization on the Little Colorado: The Joseph City Region (Flagstaff, Arizona: 1977) 21, 32, 34.
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