Unincorporated Communities in Pinal County, Arizona - San Tan Valley, Arizona, Bapchule, Arizona, Red Rock, Arizona, Randolph, Arizona (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: San Tan Valley, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia San Tan Valley derives its name from the nearby San Tan Mountains. The origin of the name San Tan is disputed, with suggestions ranging from a corruption of the name Santa Ana to the last name of George Santan, prior postmaster in nearby Gila County. Previously referred to as San Tan Heights, San Tan Foothills, Greater San Tan and simply the San Tan Area, the community lacked any official name and residents used nearby Queen Creek for their mailing addresses. To coincide with the addition of a new ZIP code for the community on July 1, 2009, the United States Postal Service was petitioned to provide the area with a new name. As part of the initial request, "Bella Vista" name was submitted to the postal service, drawing the ire of some local residents who opposed the suggested name. In response, the Greater San Tan Area Coalition organized a non-binding vote on June 23, offering residents the opportunity to vote on a name for the community. Numerous suggestions were offered, and San Tan Valley achieved a plurality of the votes, earning 21% to second place Bella Vista's 15%. The area, which had consisted primarily of undeveloped desert and agriculture prior to 2000, experienced considerable growth in the early part of the decade. As early as 2004, attempts to incorporate the area were underway. An initial attempt, which proposed a name of simply "San Tan" for the area, was blocked by the neighboring town of Florence, with a subsequent effort in 2005 failing to gain traction. Following the renaming of the area in 2009, a renewed effort at incorporation seeks to put the issue to a vote in 2010, this time with the support of Pinal County. San Tan Valley is located at (33.... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=23448867