Pinal’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Pinal. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusPinal is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 439 at the 2010 census. It shares the name of nearby Pinal County but is not located there.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 439 to 456 (+4%). Half of its homes were built before 1985.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pinal 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.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Pinal’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pinal’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewPinal 1880, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Pinal, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Pinal 1880 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.