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History · St. Johns

Half of St. Johns’ homes were built after 2008

Most of St. Johns was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2008. Below: maps from 1912 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about St. Johns’ 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 St. Johns are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19124 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1971. Watch St. Johns change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how St. Johns’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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On the map

St. Johns on the map, 1912 to 1971

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

St. Johns on the 1912 USGS mapSt. Johns on the 1952 USGS mapSt. Johns on the 1967 USGS mapSt. Johns on the 1971 USGS map1912Phoenix 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 St. Johns.

The story so far

St. Johns, in brief

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

St. Johns is a census-designated place (CDP) in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located in the Gila River Indian Community. The population was 690 at the 2020 census, up from 476 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 476 to 690 (+45%).

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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Famous people

Famous people close to St. Johns

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

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Chester BenningtonAmerican singer, songwriter and musician · b. 1976
Stevie NicksAmerican singer and songwriter born 1948 · b. 1948
Jordin SparksAmerican singer · b. 1989
Barry GoldwaterAmerican politician and military officer · b. 1909
Shawn MichaelsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1965
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Kaitlyn DeverAmerican actress · b. 1996
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
KomatkeSaint Johns Mission
1cemetery inside St. Johns
Co - Op Village

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.

Gila CrossingIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKomatkeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about St. Johns’ 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 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.