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History · Cactus Flats

Cactus Flats’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Cactus Flats is a census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 1,524 as of the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,518 people in 2010, 1,524 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1988.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cactus Flats yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Cactus Flats, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Cactus Flats is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Cactus Flats has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dan Williams House in Safford, 4.4 miles away.

Cactus Flats and the nearest listed places

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Dan Williams HouseJ. Mark Wilson HouseAlonzo Hamilton Packer HouseRichard Bingham HouseHugh Talley HouseJames R. Welker House

Closest to Cactus Flats

Dan Williams HouseSafford · Queen Anne4.4miJ. Mark Wilson HouseSafford · Cottage Bungalow4.4miAlonzo Hamilton Packer HouseSafford · Queen Anne4.6miRichard Bingham HouseSafford · Building4.6miHugh Talley HouseSafford · Bungalow4.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dan Williams House’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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