ARISPE

NAME: Arispe COUNTY: Hudspeth ROADS: 2WD GRID: 2 CLIMATE: Not a problem BEST TIME TO VISIT: Any time

COMMENTS: Arispe. Post office 1909/1911. REMAINS: None

Arispe. Also known as la valley, was 5 mi sw of sierra blanca on the missouri pacific rr in an area that is now crossed by interstate 10 and us hiway # 8 in south central hudspeth county. The community was founded in 1885 as a railroad section house. A postoffice called lavalley operated from 1909 until 1911 with mrs. Alice auten as postmistress. The community had 57 inhabitants. By the mid 1940's the population was fewer than 25 and today it is only a rail road switch. Submitted by: Samuel W McWhorter

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