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History · Nazlini

Half of Nazlini’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Nazlini was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1955 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Nazlini’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 Nazlini are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Nazlini, in brief

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

Nazlini (Navajo: Názlíní) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. The population was 489 at the 2010 census. Nearby are Nazlini Creek and Nazlini Canyon. Nazlini Canyon is the site of many Native American ruins and campsites that were abandoned when erosion made them unusable.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 489 to 505 (+3%).

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

By decade

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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

Nazlini on the map, 1955 to 1983

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

Nazlini on the 1955 USGS mapNazlini on the 1983 USGS map1955Zith-Tusayan Butte 2 NW sheet · 1:24,000

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

People over time

Nazlini, census by census

010020030040050020002020Peak: 505

Between 397 and 505 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Nazlini’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Nazlini

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

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Brett HelquistAmerican artist · b. 1966
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Jeremiah BitsuiAmerican actor · b. 2000
James S. WallCatholic bishop · b. 1964
R. C. GormanDiné (Navajo) painter and printmaker · b. 1931
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Albert HaleAmerican politician from Arizona · b. 1950
Raven ChaconNavajo composer and artist · b. 1977
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Nazlini Airportairport

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

Questions about Nazlini’s history

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.