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San Pedro River Palominas Arizona 2014Photo: The Old Pueblo · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Palominas

17% of Palominas’ homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1932 on.

0on the National Register
17%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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Photo: The Old Pueblo · CC BY-SA 4.0

What stands out about Palominas’ past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Palominas’ homes were built before 1961.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Palominas’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Palominas, in brief

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

Palominas is a census-designated place located along the San Pedro River in the southern portion of Cochise County in the state of Arizona, United States. Palominas is located very close to the community of Miracle Valley along Arizona State Route 92. The population of Palominas as of the 2020 U.S. Census was 222.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 212 to 222 (+5%).

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

By decade

Palominas, decade by decade

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San Pedro River Palominas Arizona 20142014San Pedro River Palominas Arizona 2014Monument Fire on June 14th from2011Monument Fire on June 14th fromPalominas Trading Post2010Palominas Trading Post
On the map

Palominas on the map, 1932 to 1952

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

Palominas on the 1932 USGS mapPalominas on the 1952 USGS map1932Stark 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 Palominas.

Famous people

Famous people close to Palominas

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

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Jack WilliamsonAmerican science fiction writer · b. 1908
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Don FryeAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1965
Lloyd HughesAmerican actor · b. 1897
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Earl HindmanAmerican actor · b. 1942
Jessica CoxArmless aviator · b. 1983
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Nicole PowellAmerican basketball player · b. 1982

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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 Wikimedia Commons (4), 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.