Chambers, Arizona

Unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States

Unincorporated community in Arizona, United States

35°11′19″N 109°25′59″W / 35.18861°N 109.43306°W / 35.18861; -109.43306CountryUnited StatesStateArizonaCountyApacheElevation

^[1]

5,755 ft (1,754 m)Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))ZIP code

86502

Area code928GNIS feature ID24356^[1]

Chambers is an unincorporated community in Apache County, Arizona, United States.^[1] Chambers is located at the junction of Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 191, 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Holbrook. Chambers has a post office with ZIP code 86502.^[2]

History

Chambers was named after Edward Chambers, Vice President of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad system. Chambers was responsible for opening the town's first post office in 1907.^{[citation needed]}

While not named after him, Charles Chambers was responsible for setting up a small trading post in Chambers, Arizona. The name was changed to Halloysite for a period in honor of clay that was mined nearby, but changed back to Chambers on June 1, 1930.^[3]

The population of Chambers was estimated as 150 in the 1960 census.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chambers, Arizona
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Granger, Byrd H. (1960). Arizona Place Names. University of Arizona Press. p. 7. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.