Wilford, Arizona
Originally called "Adam's Valley", after founder (Jerome Jefferson Adams), the name was changed to "Wilford", President Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), at a quarterly stake conference in August 1883.Milk, from the cattle, had a number of uses, and abundant crops consisting of corn, potatoes, wheat, squash, melons and popcorn could be traded for goods and services.[2] In February 1885, the Edmunds Act led the LDS Church to counsel polygamists to move south to Mexico and build a city of refuge on the Casas Grandes River in Chihuahua.The following year, non-Latter-day Saint families and Hashknife Cowboys began moving into the area, forever changing the atmosphere.It was not unheard of, for residents returning home after a leave of absence, to find that Hashknife Cowboys had moved into their vacant cabin.
Ghost townArizonaCountryUnited StatesCountyNavajoNamed forTime zoneNavajo CountyHeber-OvergaardLatter-day SaintsBrigham CityovergrazingLittle Colorado RiverMogollon RimWilford Woodruffpresidentthe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saintsstake conferenceSunsetSt. JosephHeber-Overgaard, ArizonaDry farmingEdmunds ActLDS ChurchpolygamistsMexicoCasas Grandes RiverChihuahuaHashknife CowboysAztec Land and Cattle CompanyBrigham City, ArizonaHeber, ArizonaThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in ArizonaNavajo County, ArizonaCounty seatHolbrookCitiesShow LowWinslowPinetop-LakesideSnowflakeTaylorChilchinbitoCibecueClay SpringsDilkonEast ForkFirst MesaFort ApacheGreasewoodHard RockHondahHotevilla-BacaviIndian WellsJedditoJoseph CityKayentaKeams CanyonKykotsmovi VillageLake of the WoodsLindenLow MountainMcNaryNorth ForkOljato-Monument ValleyPinedalePinetop Country ClubRainbow CitySeba DalkaiSecond MesaSeven MileShongopoviShontoShumwaySun ValleyTees TohTurkey CreekWagon WheelWhite Mountain LakeWhiteconeWhiteriverWinslow WestWoodruffPopulatedplacesAripineBaby RocksBidahochiBirdspringsBurtonCastle ButteChakpahuGrasshopperHuk OviIndian PineKawaika-AManilaNa Ah TeeNavajo Mountain (Chapter)OraibiPink ArrowPivahn-hon-kya-piPolaccaSipauloviSmoke SignalTwin ButtesWepo VillageIndian reservationsGhost townsCedar SpringsZeniff