Sipaulovi, Arizona

Coordinates: 35°48′30″N 110°29′46″W / 35.80833°N 110.49611°W / 35.80833; -110.49611
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Sipaulovi, Arizona
FIPS code
04-67230
GNIS feature ID11227

Sipaulovi is a

Board on Geographic Names. In 1915, the Board officially named the settlement Shipolovi, but in 1988 they changed the official name to its current Sipaulovi. It was settled in approximately 1750 by settlers who were fleeing from a mosquito infestation. In Hopi sipaulovi refers to mosquitos. It has an estimated elevation of 6,312 feet (1,924 m) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Feature Detail Report for: Sipaulovi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.