Snaketown is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona, United States.[2] An Indian village, it is located on the Gila River Indian Community. In the O'odham language, ska-kaik means "many rattlesnakes", and it is from this term that the village derives its name. Snaketown is the location of the archeological site of the same name. It has an estimated elevation of 1,175 feet (358 m) above sea level.[1]
Snaketown, Arizona | |
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  Snaketown Location within the state of Arizona  Snaketown Snaketown (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°10′59″N 111°55′11″W / 33.18306°N 111.91972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Arizona |
| County | Pinal |
| Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (MST) |
| Area code | 520 |
| FIPS code | 04-67765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 24621 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Snaketown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Snaketown (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved April 6, 2017.