Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home

Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home is a monument in Graham County, Arizona. Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home is situated near the church Relief Society Building, as well as near The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Thatcher Unified School District and Gila Valley Arizona Temple.

Thatcher Unified School District

Government office

The Thatcher Unified School District serves the town of Thatcher, Arizona. It includes Jack Daley Primary School, Thatcher Elementary School, Thatcher Middle School, and Thatcher High School. Thatcher Unified School District is situated 1,400 feet north of Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home.

Gila Valley Arizona Temple

Church

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The Gila Valley Arizona Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Arizona town of Central, between the communities of Pima and Thatcher. Gila Valley Arizona Temple is situated 2 miles northwest of Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home.

Safford Center for the Arts

School building

Safford High School, of the Safford Unified School District, is one of two public high schools in Safford, Arizona. The campus hosts the Safford Center for the Arts, located on the north lot of the campus property. Safford Center for the Arts is situated 2 miles southeast of Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thatcher and Graham.

Thatcher

Town

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Thatcher is a town in Graham County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, Thatcher had a population of 5,231. It is the home of Eastern Arizona College.

Graham

Hamlet

Graham is a populated place situated in Graham County, Arizona, United States. The first settlement at Graham was made in 1880 by a colony of Mormons. A post office called Graham was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1885. Graham is situated 2½ miles northeast of Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home.

Central

Hamlet

Central is a census-designated place in Graham County, Arizona, United States. Its population was 758 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Safford micropolitan area. Central is situated 2½ miles northwest of Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home.

Spencer W. Kimball Childhood Home

Type: Monument
Inscription: “When Andrew Kimball was called to preside over the St. Joseph Stake in 1898, Church members provided ten acres on which he built this adobe and brick home in 1902. He helped make the 12,000 adobes. His son, Spencer W. Kimball, 12th President of the Church”
Category: historic site
Location: Graham County, Arizona, Southwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.84567° or 32° 50′ 44″ north

Longitude

-109.75853° or 109° 45′ 31″ west

Open location code

854GR6WR+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14229690053

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=monument

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Relief Society Building and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Alumni Library and Science and Allied Health Building.

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