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History · Dripping Springs

Half of Dripping Springs’ homes were built after 1976

Most of Dripping Springs was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1910 on.

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What stands out about Dripping Springs’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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

Dripping Springs, in brief

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

Dripping Springs is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. Dripping Springs is located approximately 14 miles north of the town of Hayden on Arizona State Route 77. The population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 235.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 235 to 142 (-40%).

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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On the map

Dripping Springs on the map, 1910 to 1964

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

Dripping Springs on the 1910 USGS mapDripping Springs on the 1964 USGS map1910Ray 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 Dripping Springs.

Famous people

Famous people close to Dripping Springs

Nobody well known was born in Dripping Springs itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jack ElamAmerican actor · b. 1920
Helen JacobsAmerican tennis player · b. 1908
Rose MoffordFirst woman Governor and the first woman Secret… · b. 1922
John GarciaAmerican singer · b. 1970
Ed PastorAmerican politician · b. 1943
Romana Acosta BañuelosTreasurer of the United States · b. 1925

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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.