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History · Whitecone

Half of Whitecone’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Whitecone was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1966 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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What stands out about Whitecone’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 Whitecone are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Whitecone, in brief

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

Whitecone (Navajo: Baaʼoogeedí) is a census-designated place in Navajo County, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The population was 817 at the 2010 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 817 to 768 (-6%).

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

Whitecone on the map, 1966 to 1991

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

Whitecone on the 1966 USGS mapWhitecone on the 1982 USGS mapWhitecone on the 1991 USGS map1966White Cone 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 Whitecone.

Places that used to be

Old corners

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

Hamlets and corners on the map
White Cone

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.