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History · Red Rock

Half of Red Rock’s homes were built after 1981

Most of Red Rock was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. Below: maps from 1953 on.

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

Red Rock, in brief

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

Red Rock (also known as Red Valley; Navajo: Tse’ lichii da az kani’) is an unincorporated community, and census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States. Red Rock is located on the Navajo Nation near the New Mexico border, 16 miles (26 km) northeast of Lukachukai. Red Rock has a post office with ZIP code 86544; the post office uses the Red Valley name. As of the 2010 census, the Red Rock CDP had a population of 169. Red Rock is named after a nearby 386-foot-high (118 m) sandstone peak. The area was first noted by white military men in 1892 when Lt. W. C. Brown observed many springs during a water survey. A trading post was established in 1906.

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

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On the map

Red Rock on the map, 1953 to 1982

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

Red Rock on the 1953 USGS mapRed Rock on the 1982 USGS map1953Redrock Valley SE 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 Red Rock.

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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 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.