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Our Payson, AZ real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of Payson as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, and access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Payson, AZ.
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Payson AZ Community Profile & History
Payson, Arizona is a small town near the geographic center of the state of Arizona. Situated at the intersection of Routes 87, 160 and 188 in Gila County, Payson offers excellent opportunities for outdoor recreation and leisure, a growing tourist economy, breathtaking natural scenery and easy access to the cities of Phoenix and Flagstaff.
Founded in 1882, Payson was alternately known as Green Valley or Union Park in its early years but was eventually named for local resident Louis Edwin Payson. The town hosted its first annual rodeo in 1884, initiating a popular event that has been celebrated every year since. In 1918 author Zane Grey made his first trip to the area surrounding Payson. He would come back with regularity through 1929, eventually purchasing two plots of land near Tonto Creek. Grey wrote numerous books about the area and also filmed some movies, such as "To the Last Man," in the Payson area in the 1920s.
Ninety-seven percent of the land around Payson is under the jurisdiction of the United States Forest Service (Payson is surrounded by the Tonto National Forest) or tribal governments. Consequently much of the land is available for hiking, horseback riding, and other outdoor activities. Tonto Natural Bridge, the largest known travertine natural bridge in the world, is located just northwest of Payson in Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, a unit of the Arizona State Park system. The area incorporates three golf courses, two of which belong to private country clubs. Mazatzal Casino, a tribal casino, is operated by the Tonto Apache Indian Reservation near the south end of the city.
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