Laguna, Yuma County, Arizona

Laguna is a populated place situated in Yuma County, Arizona.[2] It is one of two places in Arizona with this name, the other being located in Pinal County.[3] It has an estimated elevation of 1,608 feet (490 m) above sea level.[1]

Laguna, Arizona
Populated place
Laguna
Location within the state of Arizona
Laguna
Laguna (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°49′08″N 114°29′08″W
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyYuma
Elevation157 ft (48 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
ZIP codes
85369
Area code(s)928
FIPS code04-39230
GNIS feature ID25329

Gold placers were discovered in the area in 1850s, which led to the settlement coming into existence in the 1860s as a mining town.[1][4] Laguna was located near the site of what would become the Laguna Diversion Dam, on the Colorado River, at the west end of the Laguna Mountains.[5] One of the facilities comprising the U.S.'s Desert Training Center, Camp Laguna, was named after this location and the nearby mountains of the same name.[6]

References
  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Laguna". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Laguna (in Yuma County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  3. "Feature Detail Report for: Laguna". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  4. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 177. ISBN 0816534950.
  5. Barnes, p. 240.
  6. "Camp Laguna". The Historical Marker Database. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.


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