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History · Tonto Village

32% of Tonto Village’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1934 on.

0on the National Register
32%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Tonto Village’s past

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The story so far

Tonto Village, in brief

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

Tonto Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gila County, Arizona, United States. The population was 256 at the 2010 United States census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 256 to 209 (-18%).

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

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On the map

Tonto Village on the map, 1934 to 2004

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

Tonto Village on the 1934 USGS mapTonto Village on the 1952 USGS mapTonto Village on the 1973 USGS mapTonto Village on the 2004 USGS map1934Promontory Butte 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 Tonto Village.

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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.