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History · Stanfield

Stanfield’s post office opened in 1948

Most of Stanfield was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1922 on.

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How Stanfield began

When was Stanfield founded?

1948

The Stanfield post office opened in 1948, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Summerland (1914), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 55878 years
Founding year: the first Stanfield post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Stanfield’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 Stanfield are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19225 editions of the USGS map, 1922 to 1992. Watch Stanfield change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Stanfield’s history is told.

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On the map

Stanfield on the map, 1922 to 1992

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

Stanfield on the 1922 USGS mapStanfield on the 1965 USGS mapStanfield on the 1971 USGS mapStanfield on the 1982 USGS mapStanfield on the 1992 USGS map1922Casa Grande 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 Stanfield.

The story so far

Stanfield, in brief

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

Stanfield (English: ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The population was 651 at the 2000 census. Shamrock Farms operates a farm in Stanfield.

Its first post office opened in 1948. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 740 to 558 (-25%).

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

Timeline

Stanfield, 1914 to 1948

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1914Post officeThe Summerland post office opens
  3. 1918Post officeThe Summerland post office closes
  4. 1922On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1948Post officeThe Stanfield post office opens
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Stanfield, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Stanfield

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

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Joe JonasAmerican singer, actor and musician · b. 1989
Shawn MichaelsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1965
Brock PurdyAmerican football player · b. 1999
Ira HayesNative American United States Marine · b. 1923
James RallisonAmerican YouTuber and animator · b. 1996
Cameron JordanAmerican football player · b. 1989
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Stanfield’s post office has been open since 1948. Another post office, Summerland, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Summerland
1914–1918
Stanfield
1948–today
19101970today

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

Questions about Stanfield’s history

What year was Stanfield founded?

The Stanfield post office opened in 1948, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (1), 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.