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Snaketown, Arizona

Coordinates: 33°10′59″N 111°55′11″W / 33.18306°N 111.91972°W / 33.18306; -111.91972
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Snaketown, Arizona
Snaketown is located in Arizona
Snaketown
Snaketown
Location within the state of Arizona
Snaketown is located in the United States
Snaketown
Snaketown
Snaketown (the United States)
Coordinates: 33°10′59″N 111°55′11″W / 33.18306°N 111.91972°W / 33.18306; -111.91972
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Elevation1,175 ft (358 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-67765
GNIS feature ID24621

Snaketown is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] An Indian village, it is located on the Gila River Indian Community. In the O'odham language, ska-kaik means "many rattlesnakes", and it is from this term that the village derives its name. Snaketown is the location of the archeological site of the same name. It has an estimated elevation of 1,175 feet (358 m) above sea level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Snaketown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Snaketown (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 6, 2017.