Kofa,_Arizona

Kofa, Arizona

Kofa, Arizona

Populated place in Yuma County, Arizona, US

Kofa, also historically known as Kofa Station, is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona, United States.[2] It is located in the northern San Cristobal Valley, along the Union Pacific Railroad's Roll Industrial Lead.

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The town, like the nearby hills of the same name, was derived from the acronym for "King of Arizona", which had been coined by Colonel Eugene Ives. Ives had purchased a nearby mine from Charles Eichelberg for $250,000, which he named the King of Arizona Mine. A post office was established in the town in 1900, with Lewis W. Alexander as its postmaster.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 390 feet (120 m) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Feature Detail Report for: Kofa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    "Kofa (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  3. [3]
    Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 236. ISBN 978-0816534951.
  • Kofa – Ghost Town of the Month at azghosttowns.com
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