Etymology

Joseph City

Today it means: A census-designated place in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Full definition →

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The story

Previously named St. Joseph, after Mormon Joseph Smith. Renamed in 1923 at the request of the Santa Fe Railway, which also served St. Joseph, Missouri.

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