Sacaton (village)
Former Maricopa Indian village in Arizona
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Sacaton or Socatoon was a village of the Maricopa people, established above the Pima Villages, (now the Gila River Indian Community) after the June 1, 1857, in the Battle of Pima Butte where it appears a few months later in the 1857 Chapman Census. Sacaton village lay on the Gila River, 3.75 miles west of modern Sacaton.
Sacaton, Arizona | |
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1904 map of Pima Indian Reservation showing groundwater and geographic landmarks | |
  Sacaton, Arizona Location in Arizona  Sacaton, Arizona Location in United States  Sacaton, Arizona Location in North America | |
| Coordinates: 33°4′N 111°44′W |
The 1858–1861 Socatoon Station of the Butterfield Overland Mail located four miles east of the village took its name from this village.[1]
See also
- Sacate, Arizona, current name of location
- Pima villages