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Geronimo Estates CDP is located in northern Gila County in the valley of Webber Creek, 12 miles (19 km) north of Payson via Paint Pony Drive. It is within Tonto National Forest, 3 miles (5 km) south of the Mogollon Rim.
Camp Geronimo: Grand Canyon Council: Payson: Active [2] Located north of Payson, east of Pine, on 200 acres below the Mogollon Rim. Surrounded by Tonto National Forest. Camp Lawton: Catalina Council: Tucson: Active [3] Located on land, leased from the US forest service since 1921, in the Santa Catalina mountains outside of Tucson, Arizona ...
Geronimo is a populated place located on Highway 70 between Bylas and Fort Thomas, west of Safford in Graham County, Arizona, United States. Geronimo lies at an elevation of 2,723 feet (830 m). Geronimo lies at an elevation of 2,723 feet (830 m).
Camp Raymond has an Archery Range and Shooting Range, including rifle and shotgun skeet ranges. [22] Camp Geronimo – Located between Payson, Arizona and Pine, Arizona, near the Mogollon Rim. Camp Geronimo recently celebrated its 50th year at the camp's current location at the confluence of East and West Webber Creeks. It incorporates the ...
As of the census [15] of 2019, there were 15,297 people living in Payson, AZ and is the 2,788th largest city in the United States. 5,832 households, and 4,070 families residing in the town. The population density was 791 people per square mile, which is 1275% higher than the Arizona average and 773% higher than the national average.
The camp was abandoned after a short time due to failed buildings and malaria from a nearby spring. In 1876, the current site of the community was chosen as a "new post on the Gila," selected to replace Camp Goodwin during the Apache Wars. Initially, the site was named Camp Thomas in honor of Civil War Major General George Henry Thomas. Until ...
The Mogollon Monster has become an object of Arizona folklore. [11] One such story involves Arizona pioneer, Sam Spade, building a log cabin on land adjacent to what is now Camp Geronimo in northern Arizona, only to be attacked by the creature. Later his son Bill Spade and his soon to be wife are killed by the creature on their wedding day.
Called Camp Goodwin again from 1866, the camp was abandoned by the Army in March, 1871 due to the illness caused by malaria. The camp was subsequently used as a subagency of the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation until about 1884. [2] Today the site is located on farmland not far from the ghost town of Geronimo.