Allah, Arizona

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Populated place in Arizona, United States

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Elevation

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1,955 ft (596 m)

Allah, Arizona
Populated place
Allah Location of Allah in Arizona
Coordinates: 33°55′41″N 112°41′27″W / 33.92806°N 112.69083°W / 33.92806; -112.69083
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Elevation ^[1]	1,955 ft (596 m)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (MST)
Area code	928
FIPS code	04-01720
GNIS feature ID	24301

Allah is a populated place located in Maricopa County, Arizona.^[2]

Allah has an estimated elevation of 1,955 feet (596 m) above sea level.

History

It was originally called "Brill's Ranch",^[3] but the name was changed due to its resemblance to a desert in a fictional novel, The Garden of Allah. That name has since been shortened to its current form.^[4] Garden of Allah was founded as a resort in 1913 by John Sanger, who bought the Brill Ranch.^[5] The resort has been called "likely the first dude ranch in Arizona".^[6]

The YMCA opened a summer camp at the site in 1918.^[7] A post office operated briefly, from 1917 to 1919.^[8] Frances Sanger served as postmaster.^[9]

Allah's population was 100 in the 1960 census.^[10]

A rail stop was built to accommodate the area.^[6] The ruins of the Allah Railroad Station^[11] are still visible.

References

↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Allah". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
↑ "Allah, AZ Profile: Facts, Map & Data". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
↑ Blevins, Don (2000). Peculiar, Uncertain & Two Egg: The Unusual Origins of More Than 3,000 American Place Names. Cumberland House. ISBN 978-1-58182-094-2.
↑ Lloyd (IV.), Elwood (1933). Arizonology (knowledge of Arizona): A Compilation of More Than Two Throusand Names Found on the Maps of Arizona Together with Information Concerning Their Meaning, History, and Many Other Interesting Facts about this Wonderful State. Coconino Sun. p. 10. Originally known as "The Garden of Allah" because of its territorial resemblance to the desert area described in that famous novel. Situated Northwest of Phoenix, close to the Yavapai County line
↑ "Will Name Resort 'Garden of Allah'". Yuma Examiner. 1913-06-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
1 2 True, Russell (2016). Dude Ranching in Arizona. Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4671-1602-2.
↑ "Fourth Annual Summer Camp At The Garden of Allah For Y.M.C.A. Boys To Open This Year On June 8th". Phoenix Arizona Republican. 1922-05-19. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
↑ "Allah - Arizona Ghost Town". www.ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
↑ Barnes, Will Croft (2016-10-01). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8165-3495-1.
↑ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
↑ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-10-15.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
County seat: Phoenix
Cities	Apache Junction‡ Avondale Buckeye Chandler El Mirage Glendale Goodyear Litchfield Park Mesa Peoria‡ Phoenix Scottsdale Surprise Tempe Tolleson
Towns	Carefree Cave Creek Fountain Hills Gila Bend Gilbert Guadalupe Paradise Valley Queen Creek‡ Wickenburg‡ Youngtown
CDPs	Aguila Anthem Arlington Circle City Citrus Park Gila Crossing Kaka Komatke Maricopa Colony Morristown New River Rio Verde St. Johns Sun City Sun City West Sun Lakes Theba Tonopah Wintersburg Wittmann
Populated places	Allah Apache Wells Arrowhead Ranch Beardsley Camp Creek Chandler Heights‡ Chiulikam Co-op Village Cotton Center Crag Desert Hills Dreamland Villa Forepaugh Fort McDowell Hassayampa Higley Laveen Leisure World Liberty Maricopa Village Moivayi Palo Verde Papago Rainbow Valley Salt River San Lucy Village Sentinel Sunflower Sunnyslope Tortilla Flat Totopitk Waddell Weedville
Indian reservations	Gila River Indian Community‡ Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation‡
Ghost towns/ former populated places	Agua Caliente Allenville Cashion Harqua Lizard Acres Marinette Perryville Sundad Vulture City
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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