Pitoikam, Arizona
Pitoikam is located in Arizona
Pitoikam
Pitoikam
Location within the state of Arizona
Pitoikam is located in the United States
Pitoikam
Pitoikam
Pitoikam (the United States)
Coordinates: 31°48′40″N 111°40′46″W / 31.81111°N 111.67944°W / 31.81111; -111.67944
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountyPima
Elevation3,068 ft (935 m)
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-7 (MST)
Area code520
FIPS code04-56575
GNIS feature ID24565

Pitoikam is a populated place situated on the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation in Pima County, Arizona, United States.[2] Pitoikam means "sycamore place" in the O'odham language. It has also been known as Fresnal, Fresnal Well, Pitoi Kam, and Pitoikam Ranch. It officially became known as Pitoikam as a result of a Board on Geographic Names decision on April 10, 1941, which was the traditional name of the village and the name which the residents preferred to use. It has an estimated elevation of 3,068 feet (935 m) above sea level.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Pitoikam". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. "Pitoikam (in Pima County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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