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History · Roosevelt Estates

Half of Roosevelt Estates’ homes were built after 1985

Most of Roosevelt Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1954 on.

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

Roosevelt Estates, in brief

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

Roosevelt Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. It is located near the southeast end of Theodore Roosevelt Lake, a reservoir on the Salt River. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Arizona State Route 188 runs through Roosevelt Estates.

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

Roosevelt Estates on the map, 1954 to 2004

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

Roosevelt Estates on the 1954 USGS mapRoosevelt Estates on the 1960 USGS mapRoosevelt Estates on the 2004 USGS map1954Mesa sheet · 1:250,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Roosevelt Estates

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

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Jack ElamAmerican actor · b. 1920
Helen JacobsAmerican tennis player · b. 1908
Rose MoffordFirst woman Governor and the first woman Secret… · b. 1922
Ed PastorAmerican politician · b. 1943
Romana Acosta BañuelosTreasurer of the United States · b. 1925
Esteban Edward TorresAmerican politician · b. 1930
Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
Roosevelt Lake EstatesRoosevelt Resort

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Roosevelt Estates’ 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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.