Aravaipa, Arizona

Aravaipa, formerly Dunlap, a former populated place,[1] on Arizona Gulch, a tributary of Deer Creek, tributary to Aravaipa Creek north of Klondyke in Graham County, Arizona.

[1] Originally a ranch headquarters, named Dunlap after Burt Dunlap, the local rancher who established it in 1882.

Burt Dunlap was the postmaster of the post office from 1883 until 1892.

When it was found there was already a post office with the same name, the post office and town were renamed after the local Aravaipa Apache.

[4] Aravaipa, a mining and ranching town, boasted a school, store, and a pool hall.