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History · Deer Creek

Half of Deer Creek’s homes were built after 1998

Most of Deer Creek was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998. Below: maps from 1936 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Deer Creek’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Deer Creek are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Deer Creek, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Deer Creek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Deer Creek is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Deer Creek is located almost directly between the community of Tonto Basin and the town of Payson near Arizona State Route 87. The population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 216.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 216 to 230 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Deer Creek on the map, 1936 to 2004

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Deer Creek. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Deer Creek on the 1936 USGS mapDeer Creek on the 1942 USGS mapDeer Creek on the 1972 USGS mapDeer Creek on the 2004 USGS map1936Payson sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Deer Creek.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.