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Oracle Junction, Arizona

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Populated place in Arizona, United States
Oracle Junction, Arizona
Populated place
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Coordinates: 32°33′18″N 110°56′00″W / 32.55500°N 110.93333°W / 32.55500; -110.93333
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPinal
Elevation3,320 ft (1,012 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-51320
GNIS feature ID24547

Oracle Junction is a populated place and part of the SaddleBrooke designated census area in Pinal County, Arizona, United States, near the junction of Arizona State Routes 77 and 79 (formerly U.S. 89 until 1992). It is an estimated 3,320 feet (1,010 m) above sea level.

History

Oracle Junction was originally a service station called Walnut Service Station, along the main road between Tucson and Phoenix. 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.

The area had its own fire district, created in 1980.

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.

As of the mid-1990s, the area has a mobile home park, a bakery, and two restaurants. The original service station closed. In 2022, there is only a small mobile home park and a restaurant.

References

  1. ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Neff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Oracle Junction (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  3. Rawlinson, John F. (November 22, 1992). "Some major routes through Arizona given new numbers for continuity". Arizona Daily Star.
  4. ^ Henry, Bonnie (December 1, 1994). "Old Oracle Junction". Arizona Daily Star.
  5. Pritchard, Liz (December 4, 1980). "Merchant's concern sparks Oracle Junction fire district". Arizona Daily Star.
  6. GRFD Resolution R95-0008
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