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History · East Verde Estates

Half of East Verde Estates’ homes were built after 1981

Most of East Verde Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1934 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940

What stands out about East Verde Estates’ past

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how East Verde Estates’s history is told.

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The story so far

East Verde Estates, in brief

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

East Verde Estates is a census-designated place in Gila County in the U.S. state of Arizona. East Verde Estates is located approximately six miles north of the town of Payson, off Arizona State Route 87. The population as of the 2010 U.S. census was 170.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 170 to 151 (-11%).

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

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East Verde Estates on the map, 1934 to 2004

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

East Verde Estates on the 1934 USGS mapEast Verde Estates on the 1940 USGS mapEast Verde Estates on the 1952 USGS mapEast Verde Estates on the 1973 USGS mapEast Verde Estates on the 2004 USGS map1934Pine 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 East Verde Estates.

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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.