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Horse Thief Basin, Arizona

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Horse Thief, Arizona
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYavapai
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code928
FIPS code04-33420
GNIS feature ID42834

Horse Thief is a populated place situated in Yavapai County, Arizona. It has an estimated elevation of 2,920 feet (890 m) above sea level.[1] Its name is derived from a ranch which used to exist in the area and be used by several notorious horse rustlers as an area to store their stolen merchandise.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Horse Thief". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: Arizona Place Names. pp. 211–12. ISBN 0816534950.