Oracle Junction, Arizona | |
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  Oracle Junction Location within the state of Arizona  Oracle Junction Oracle Junction (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°33′18″N 110°56′00″W / 32.55500°N 110.93333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Elevation | 3,320 ft (1,012 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 ( Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-51320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24547 |
Oracle Junction is a populated place and part of the SaddleBrooke designated census area in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, [2] near the junction of Arizona State Routes 77 and 79 (formerly U.S. 89 until 1992). [3] It is an estimated 3,320 feet (1,010 m) above sea level. [1]
History
Oracle Junction was originally a service station called Walnut Service Station, along the main road between Tucson and Phoenix. [4] It was renamed Oracle Junction Service Station in 1926, and Oracle Junction developed in the area around it. During the 1930s the area hosted rodeos on Independence Day weekend. [4]
The area had its own fire district, created in 1980. [5]
On January 1, 1996, Oracle Junction Fire District merged with Catalina Fire District and Golder Ranch Fire District the three districts became a larger Golder Ranch Fire District. [6]
As of the mid-1990s, the area has a mobile home park, a bakery, and two restaurants. The original service station closed. [4] In 2022, there is only a small mobile home park and a restaurant.
References
- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Neff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Oracle Junction (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
- ^ Rawlinson, John F. (November 22, 1992). "Some major routes through Arizona given new numbers for continuity". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ a b c Henry, Bonnie (December 1, 1994). "Old Oracle Junction". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ Pritchard, Liz (December 4, 1980). "Merchant's concern sparks Oracle Junction fire district". Arizona Daily Star.
- ^ GRFD Resolution R95-0008
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |