Beardsley is a populated place situated within the Sun City West CDP in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,263 feet (385 m) above sea level, and was named for William H. Beardsley, an irrigation pioneer[3] who began an irrigation project at this location in 1888.[1]

History

The town began in 1880 around a railroad station.[4] Much of town was bulldozed in the 1940s to make way for the railroad.[5] For years it served as a sheep shearing point on the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railroad.[4]

Beardsley's population was 12 in the 1960 census.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Beardsley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Beardsley (in Maricopa County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Arizona Water Pioneers - William Beardsley". waterwisewisdom.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  4. ^ a b Bercu, William M. "Beardsley Arizona". saltriverstories.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  5. ^ "Beardsley". ghosttowns.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
  6. ^ "Arizona". World Book Encyclopedia. Vol. A. Chicago: Field Enterprises Educational Corporation. 1960. p. 557.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardsley,_Arizona
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