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History · Hondah

Half of Hondah’s homes were built after 1995

Most of Hondah was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1961 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Hondah’s 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 Hondah are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hondah’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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The story so far

Hondah, in brief

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

Hondah is a census-designated place (CDP) in Navajo County, Arizona, United States, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The population was 812 at the 2010 census. Hondah is home to the Hon-Dah Resort Casino and Conference Center, operated by the tribe.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 812 in 2010, 814 in 2020.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Hondah on the map, 1961 to 1998

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

Hondah on the 1961 USGS mapHondah on the 1976 USGS mapHondah on the 1985 USGS mapHondah on the 1998 USGS map1961McNary 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 Hondah.

Places that used to be

Old corners

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Indian Pine

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

North ForkIts storyD−McNaryIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPinetop-LakesideIts storyD−Pinetop Country ClubIts storyD−

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Sources

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 and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.