Yuma (Ariz.)

LC control no.	n 81070820
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Yuma (Ariz.) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Arizona--Yuma
Variant(s)	Yuma, Ariz. City of Yuma (Ariz.) Yuum (Ariz.) Puutsiyumah (Ariz.) Yuma City (Ariz.) Yumas (Ariz.)
Associated country	United States
Located	Arizona
Found in	Yuma Blue Print Company, Yuma, Ariz. Map of Yuma, 1948. Rand McNally, 1989 (Yuma, Yuma Co.) Col. lipp. (Yuma laid out in 1854 as Colorado City, renamed Arizona City, ca. 1862, name changed to Yuma in 1873) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 32°43ʹ31ʺN 114°37ʹ28ʺW) Wikipedia, July 15, 2019 (Yuma, Arizona; Yuma (Cocopah: Yuum) is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona; the city of Yuma operates as a charter city under the Charter of the City of Yuma; 32°41ʹ32ʺN 114°36ʹ55ʺW) GNIS, July 15, 2019 (Yuma, populated place, Yuma County, Arizona; variant names: Arizona; Arizona City; Colorado City; Doonysio; La Purisima Concepcion; Pueblo de la Concepcion; Puutsiyumah; San Dionisio; San Dionysio; Yuma City; Yumas; Origionally named San Dionisio [no access points in OCLC] by Father Kino in 1700, his 1701 map shows the place as Doonysio or San Dionysio. In 1775 Father Francisco Graces established a mission in the area called 'Pueblo de la Concepcion', which was later destroyed. In 1854, Poston surveyed the city and sold the plans and land for $10,000. He registered the community as Colorado City and a post office was established there. The name was changed to Arizona (in New Mexico Territory) in 1858. However, after the destructive 1862 flood, the new post office and community (on higher ground) were named Yuma--for Fort Yuma--in 1866. Although the name reverted to Arizona City in 1869, the territorial legislature made Yuma official in 1873; also lists Colorado City, populated place, Mohave County, Arizona; and Arizona City, populated place, Pinal County, Arizona)
Geographic area code	n-us-az