Oracle Junction is a populated place
and part of the SaddleBrooke designated census area in
Pinal County
Pinal County is in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona. According to the 2020 census, the population of the county was 425,264, making it Arizona's third-most populous county. The county seat is Florence. The county was founded in 187 ...
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Arizona
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, United States, near the junction of Arizona State Routes
77 and
79 (formerly U.S. 89 until 1992). It is an estimated above sea level.
History
Oracle Junction was originally a service station called Walnut Service Station, along the main road between
Tucson
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Phoenix
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* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
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It was renamed Oracle Junction Service Station in 1926, and Oracle Junction developed in the area around it. During the 1930s the area hosted rodeos on Independence Day weekend.
The area had its own fire district, created in 1980.
On January 1, 1996 Oracle Junction Fire District merged with Catalina Fire District and Golder Ranch Fire District the three districts became a larger Golder Ranch Fire District.
[GRFD Resolution R95-0008]
As of the mid-1990s, the area has a mobile home park, a bakery, and two restaurants. The original service station closed.
In 2022, there is only a small mobile home park and a restaurant.
References
{{Pinal County, Arizona
Populated places in Pinal County, Arizona