The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Pima was settled by Mormon settlers in 1879. It was originally named "Smithville". The first settlers had been living in Forrest Dale, but then were told they had to leave because the location was on Indian land. Unlike other Mormon settlements of the era, Smithville was not planned by the leaders of the church.
Joseph K. Rogers was the first branch president at Pima, being appointed to this office before any of the settlers arrived. The branch was organized into a ward in 1880. In 1930 the ward had 666 members. Pima had a population of 980, and a total of 1,260 people resided within the boundaries of the Pima ward. In 1990 Pima had 1,725 residents.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Pima’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPima woman, with burden basket on…, 1907: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Pima
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Pima, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Pima is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pima has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Oddfellows Home in Safford, 8.5 miles away.
Pima and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pima woman, with burden basket on back, walking away from camera (1907) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.